During the setup and management of the ubuntu cloud storage server, you can choose different solutions to meet your specific data storage, backup, and sharing needs. Common options and Settings are as follows!

Local file server, Samba (SMB/CIFS) is suitable for sharing files with Windows clients. The Ub untu file server can be configured to share files with Windows and other SMB clients. Installation method:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install samba

Network File System (NFS) is used to share files with Linux. It is suitable for sharing files between Linux systems. Installation:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install nfs-kernel-server

Edit the /etc/exports file to define the shared directory and access permissions.

Among the object storage services, MinIO is a high-performance object storage service compatible with AWS S3. This method applies to scenarios where AWS S3 storage services are required. Installation:

wget https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-amd64/minio

chmod +x minio

sudo mv minio /usr/local/bin

Starting method:

minio server /mnt/data

In backup and synchronization, Duplicity: supports encrypted backup and incremental backup, which can back up data to remote storage. Installation:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install duplicity

rsync: Used to synchronize files and directories to a local or remote server.

Install: sudo apt update

sudo apt install rsync

During configuration and management, if you want to set a storage directory, create a storage directory:

sudo mkdir -p /mnt/storage

Settings

sudo chown -R youruser:yourgroup /mnt/storage

sudo chmod -R 755 /mnt/storage

In Network Settings, the network configuration is to ensure that the server has the proper network configuration for easy network access, edit the /etc/netplan/*.yaml file to set the network configuration (for modern Ubuntu versions).

In firewall configuration, to ensure that the firewall allows the required service ports, for example, ports 137-139 and 445 for Samba, ports 2049 for NFS).

sudo ufw allow 2049/tcp

sudo ufw allow 137,138,139,445/tcp

sudo ufw enable

Use the tool to monitor the storage usage. df: View the disk space usage of the file system.

df -h

du: Displays the disk usage of directories and files.

du -sh /mnt/storage/*

Use the backup tool to periodically back up important data to avoid data loss. In log monitoring, view and monitor log files of related services, for example, /var/log/syslog or /var/log/samba/log.smbd.

In terms of security, for sensitive data, consider using encryption during transmission and storage. Ensure that user and permission controls are set up to prohibit appropriately authorized access.

Add more storage space as needed, which may involve disk partitioning and mounting, and consider RAID disk arrays to improve configuration data and fault tolerance.

The above tools and steps can effectively manage and configure the Ubuntu cloud storage server. You can choose the right storage solution according to your specific needs, such as storage type, backup strategy and access requirements, etc. If there are more specific problems to be configured in detail, you can consult us Jtti!