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How to set up an NFS server on Ubuntu 16<\/h1>\n

NFS, short for Network File System, is a protocol that allows remote access of files over a network in the same manner that you would access your local file system. It’s an older protocol, first being developed in 1984, but it’s been regularly updated and maintained since then, with the latest version, 4.1, coming out in 2010.<\/p>\n

This guide will walk you through setting up and mounting an NFS server of your own.<\/p>\n

Getting Started<\/h2>\n

To follow the steps in this guide, make sure you have this first:
\n\u2022 2 servers (Cloud Server<\/a> or Dedicated Server<\/a>), each with Ubuntu 16
\n\u2022 Root access to both machines<\/p>\n

Tutorial<\/h2>\n

Here’s the LAN addresses we’ll be working with:
\nServer 1: client – 10.10.0.134
\nServer 2: nfs-server – 10.10.0.135<\/p>\n

First we’ll do some network setup. Edit the hosts file on both servers and add these entries.<\/p>\n

nano \/etc\/hosts<\/code><\/p>\n

code class=”gris”>10.0.0.134 client
\n10.0.0.135 nfs-server<\/code><\/p>\n

Let’s deal with the NFS server first. Install the following package, after making sure the server is fully up to date.<\/p>\n

apt-get install nfs-kernel-server -y<\/code><\/p>\n

Create the shared directory for NFS. This is where you’ll store the files that you want the client server to access.<\/p>\n

mkdir \/sharednfs<\/code><\/p>\n

Now we can create the exports file. This file identifies which directories you’ll be sharing. We can add the directory we created in the previous step.<\/p>\n

nano \/etc\/exports
\n\/sharednfs 10.0.0.134(rw,sync,no_subtree_check)<\/code><\/p>\n

Restart the NFS service so that it loads the export file.<\/p>\n

systemctl restart nfs-kernel-server.service
\nexportfs -a<\/code><\/p>\n

Let’s deal with the client server next. Install the NFS package.<\/p>\n

apt-get install nfs-common -y<\/code><\/p>\n

We need to create a shared directory for mounting the nfs server.<\/p>\n

mkdir \/sharednfs\/<\/code><\/p>\n

Now it’s a simple task to mount the shared directory.<\/p>\n

mount nfs-server:\/sharednfs \/sharednfs\/<\/code><\/p>\n

To explain the NFS addresses we use:<\/p>\n

nfs-server:\/sharednfs is located on the nfs-server
\n\/sharednfs is located on the client server<\/code><\/p>\n

Double check that the NFS shared directory is indeed mounted.<\/p>\n

df -h<\/code><\/p>\n

root@ubuntu16-client:~# df -h
\nFilesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
\nudev 491M 0 491M 0% \/dev
\ntmpfs 100M 3.2M 97M 4% \/run
\n\/dev\/sda1 9.7G 952M 8.7G 10% \/
\ntmpfs 497M 0 497M 0% \/dev\/shm
\ntmpfs 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% \/run\/lock
\ntmpfs 497M 0 497M 0% \/sys\/fs\/cgroup
\ntmpfs 100K 0 100K 0% \/run\/lxcfs\/controllers
\nnfs-server:\/sharednfs 9.7G 953M 8.7G 10% \/sharednfs <---------------------- Shared NFS Server\ntmpfs 100M 0 100M 0% \/run\/user\/0\nroot@ubuntu16-client:~# <\/code><\/p>\n

To mount it automatically on boot, add the mount point to the fstab on the client machine.<\/p>\n

nano \/etc\/fstab
\nnfs-server:\/sharednfs \/sharednfs nfs auto,nofail,noatime,nolock,intr,tcp,actimeo=1800 0 0<\/code><\/p>\n

Let's try it out! Go to the NFS server and add a file in the shared directory.<\/p>\n

cd \/sharednfs
\ntouch test.txt<\/code><\/p>\n

Go to the Client server. Voila, you should see the file that you added on the NFS server.<\/p>\n

cd \/sharednfs
\nls<\/code><\/p>\n

test.txt<\/code><\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

NFS is a versatile protocol with many, many use cases. Now that you know how to set it up, you can experiment to see just how you can incorporate it into your projects. If you found this article helpful, feel free to share it with your friends and let us know in the comments below! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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