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How to Install Samba

Samba is an application used to create network shares. This guide will walk through installing and configuring Samba on Ubuntu.

• Update repositories

  sudo apt update

• Install Samba

  sudo apt install samba

• Create a directory to share

  mkdir /home/tom/examplefolder

• Edit the Samba config file

  sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

• Add the following lines to the bottom of the file:

  [Example Folder]
  comment = Tom’s example folder
  path = /home/tom/examplefolder
  read only = no
  browsable = yes

• Restart Samba

  sudo service smbd restart

• Allow Samba through the firewall (if enabled)

  sudo ufw allow samba

• Create a Samba password for the user

  sudo smbpasswd -a tom

You should now be able to access the shared folder from another device on the network.