Make a Home Cloud Server with old Laptop easily at home! Ubuntu Server FULL SETUP + Samba server! All Commands

All of us are generating tons of content in our handheld devices like our cameras, mobiles, pcs, laptop etc. and sometimes storage becomes a major factor during such times, ubuntu server is a very light weight software server that you can install on an old laptop and use it to the fullest! This will allow you to connect various devices like a pen drive, printer, hard disk, SSD and share data wirelessly whenever you are on a network, and when you run out of  storage just connect to your ubuntu server wirelessly and create a backup of all your data file easily! watch the full video to know more in detail about it.

Links to download ubuntu server and booting software :-

Ubuntu Server – Click Here
BalenaEtcher –  Click Here

Command lines used to configure Sambashare on ubuntu

1. 1. To install Samba
      sudo apt update
      sudo apt install samba
   2. To check where is samba
      whereis samba
   3. Creating new folder for samba
      mkdir /home/<user name>/sambashare
   4. To edit the directry
      sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

1. Add the following
   [sambashare]
   comment = Samba on Ubuntu
   path = /home/username/sambashare
   read only = no
   browsable = yes
2. To restart Samba
   sudo service smbd restart
3. To remove firewall restrictions
   sudo ufw allow samba
4. Creating a new username
   sudo smbpasswd -a username

THAT’S ALL FOLKS!