What it does#

Samba NAS exposes file shares from the Pi’s attached drives over the local network using the SMB protocol. Any device on the network — laptop, phone, TV — can mount and access shared folders.

Runs on#

🍓 Raspberry Pi 4B

Stack#

ComponentDetails
ServiceSamba (SMB)
DrivesWD Red 500GB SSD (fast access) + WD Blue 4TB HDD (bulk storage)
ConnectionUSB 3.0 to Pi

Config highlights#

  • Separate shares for media, backups, and general files
  • Read-write access restricted to authenticated users
  • Used by Jellyfin and Frigate as the backing storage layer