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marcandClaude Sonnet 4.6 e03905b26d README: add Linux client mount guide for SMB and NFS
Covers one-time and permanent (fstab) mounts for both protocols,
credentials file for SMB, _netdev flag, multi-network NFS clients,
and useful commands (showmount, umount, mount -a).
Also remove stale "quotas" from the project description line.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-19 23:55:50 +02:00

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# MicroNAS
Lightweight web GUI to manage SMB shares, NFS exports, and users on a single home server (Proxmox LXC/VM). Runs directly on the host as a systemd service.
## Proxmox LXC setup
Use a **privileged** Debian/Ubuntu container — required for the NFS server kernel module and quotas.
On the **Proxmox host**, load the NFS kernel module before starting the container:
```bash
modprobe nfsd
echo nfsd >> /etc/modules
```
## Install
Run everything below **inside the LXC container** as root.
### 1. System dependencies
```bash
apt update
apt install -y git samba nfs-kernel-server python3 python3-venv
```
### 2. Clone the repo
```bash
git clone https://gitea.honeyy.duckdns.org/Honey/MicroNAS.git /opt/micronas
```
### 3. Python environment
```bash
python3 -m venv /opt/micronas/venv
/opt/micronas/venv/bin/pip install flask gunicorn
```
### 4. Credentials
```bash
cat > /etc/micronas.env <<EOF
MICRONAS_USER=admin
MICRONAS_PASS=changeme
EOF
chmod 600 /etc/micronas.env
```
### 5. systemd service
```bash
cp /opt/micronas/micronas.service /etc/systemd/system/
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable --now micronas
```
Open `http://<lxc-ip>:5000` in your browser.
---
## Updates
```bash
cd /opt/micronas
git pull
systemctl restart micronas
```
## Network
The service binds to `0.0.0.0:5000` — accessible from any LAN device at `http://<lxc-ip>:5000`.
For HTTPS, put nginx in front as a reverse proxy.
LAN or Tailscale only — never expose to the internet.
## Dev / test
```bash
# Quick local run (no gunicorn needed, must have flask installed):
MICRONAS_USER=admin MICRONAS_PASS=secret flask --app app.py run --debug --host=0.0.0.0
```
Note: SMB/NFS/user management calls require root and the relevant daemons — run on the actual LXC for full testing.
## Auth
All routes require a login session. Go to `http://<lxc-ip>:5000` — you will be redirected to the login page automatically. Credentials come from `MICRONAS_USER` / `MICRONAS_PASS` in `/etc/micronas.env`. If `MICRONAS_PASS` is not set the app starts unprotected and logs a warning — do not do this in production.
---
## Mounting shares on a Linux client
Replace `<nas-ip>` with your LXC's IP address throughout.
### SMB (Samba)
```bash
# Install client tools
apt install cifs-utils
# One-time mount
mount -t cifs //<nas-ip>/sharename /mnt/nas -o username=youruser,password=yourpass
# Permanent — add to /etc/fstab:
//<nas-ip>/sharename /mnt/nas cifs username=youruser,password=yourpass,_netdev 0 0
```
For better security, store credentials in a file instead of putting them in fstab:
```bash
# Create /etc/nas-credentials (root-only):
cat > /etc/nas-credentials <<EOF
username=youruser
password=yourpass
EOF
chmod 600 /etc/nas-credentials
# Then in /etc/fstab:
//<nas-ip>/sharename /mnt/nas cifs credentials=/etc/nas-credentials,_netdev 0 0
```
### NFS
```bash
# Install client tools
apt install nfs-common
# One-time mount
mount -t nfs <nas-ip>:/srv/data /mnt/nas
# Permanent — add to /etc/fstab:
<nas-ip>:/srv/data /mnt/nas nfs defaults,_netdev 0 0
```
`_netdev` tells the system to wait for the network before mounting — important for both SMB and NFS so the mount doesn't fail on boot.
**Multiple networks (e.g. LAN + Tailscale):** enter both subnets space-separated in the Clients field when creating the export, e.g. `192.168.1.0/24 100.64.0.0/10`. Both get the same ro/rw setting.
### Useful commands
```bash
# List available NFS exports from the server
showmount -e <nas-ip>
# Unmount
umount /mnt/nas
# Mount all fstab entries (after editing fstab)
mount -a
```