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Transferring Files on Linux using Samba

Introduction

I typically transfer files by walking over to the Chia farm, unplug the hard drive, and plug it into my plotter, but sometimes I have some internal drives that would be a lot of work to plug and unplug so in that case, I prefer to share a folder and transfer it over the network. In this blog/video, I will be using Samba with the help of my friend ChatGPT and Copilot

This should be easy. Here's what Copilot starts with: Sharing a folder between two Ubuntu desktops is quite straightforward

Install Samba on both/all computers

sudo apt update
sudo apt install samba

Configure Samba

On the desktop you want to share the folder we will configure Samba

sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

Scroll down to the end of the file and add the following lines

[sharedfolder]
path = /home/username/sharedfolder
read only = no
browsable = yes

**Replace the path name to the path of the folder

Save and close the file by pressing CTRL + X, then Y and ENTER

Set the Samba Password

Still in terminal, set a Samba Password for your user

sudo smbpasswd -a <username>

You will be prompted to enter and confirm a new SMB password

Restart the Samba Service

sudo systemctl restart smbd

UFW Setting

If you have blocked ports on UFW, you will need to allow it through with the following command

sudo ufw allow Samba

Connect to the Shared Folder

You can now go to Files on another Desktop, click on Other Locations and type the IP of the shared folder computer

Watch me do it Live

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