Webmin is a web-based control panel for your linux server which can be used to manage and operate your linux using web-based GUI. We personally use the interface to manage our storage server.
Webmin is more likely an interface designed for administrators who want to control server activities from within or outside the server over a network. In this tutorial will be setting up webmin on Ubuntu 18.04.
Requirements
1. Installed Ubuntu 16.04 or higner
2. An active internet connection.
Updating Server
First thing first, we recommend updating your server everytime before installing any package to you linus OS. use the command below to update.
sudo apt update
Installing Webmin
Before you begin installing webmin it is required to installl apache on our server (Apache is platform used to run webmin and other browser based applications in Linux)
sudo apt install apache2
Restarting apache
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Downloading webmin: now we will need to download webmin by using the command below
Installing Webmin Dependencies: If it is a new server it might complain for missing dependencies which can be downloaded and installed using the command below
What is Samba? Samba is program which allows end users to access and use file, printers and other shared resources over a network. Shared resources can also be accessed by other operating systems like Windows or Mac.
In this Guide we will be installing and configuring samba on Ubuntu server to access a folder through windows and mac.
Requirements
Ubuntu 16.04 or higher
Local area network to access files across.
If you have all the things ready, let’s begin.
Installing Samba
Before installing samba we will make sure all our repositories are update by using command below
sudo apt update
Once the update is completed successfully we will be ready to install samba by using
sudo apt install samba
Optional: To check if the installation of samba is successful or not we can use the command
Now that we have installed samba we will be creating a new directory and sharing it across our network
To create a directory we use the command mkdir
mkdir /home/<your user name>/share
using above command we have created a new directory/folder which we will be sharing, also make sure that <your user name> should be replaced by your username on ubuntu. ie. mkdir home/geeksdice/share
To configure samba file we need to go to the path which is etc/samba/smb.conf. To edit the samba configuration file use the below command
sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf
Using the above command will open the configuration file and at the bottom of the file the following lines needs to be added in order to share the folder we have created earlier
[share] comment = My first share on Ubuntu path = /home/username/share read only = no browsable = yes
To save the file Ctrl+O (press and hold Ctrl button and press O) and to exit use Ctrl+X (press and hold Ctrl button and press X)
Once we have successfully saved the configuration file we need to restart samba services by typing
sudo service smbd restart
or by using the following command below
sudo systemctl restart smbd
Now in order to access the files from other computers on the network we will need to allow samba through ubuntu firewall, to update ubuntu firewall we will type
sudo ufw allow samba
Creating users account for samba
In order to access samba we need to create user password as it does not use default username password, to setup samba password for our user we will type
sudo smbpasswd -a username
Note: Username must be same as your system account else it won’t be saved
Connecting to a share
On Windows: Go to run type the path of your share and press OK
On Ubuntu: Open the file manager type the path and press enter
On MacOS: On the finder menu click Go> Connect to the server type the path and press enter
Below is the a video demonstrating installation of samba server
In this post we have assumed that you already have a Ubuntu/Linux server installed but in case you want us to write a post on how to install samba server, let us know on the comments section below.
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Rufus (Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc) Click here to download Rufus.
An 8GB Pendrive (Recommended).
After you have downloaded Ubuntu/Linux ISO follow the below mentioned steps to create a bootable ubuntu pendrive. 1. Run Rufus setup and open it software will open like this.
Select your pendrive in the Device dropbox. Choose the Ubuntu ISO file you have downloaded in the Boot selection menu. Change other settings according to the shown image and click start.
