How to Install Ansible-NAS on POP! OS Latest

Ansible-NAS is an open-source project that turns a low-power computer into a Network-Attached Storage (NAS) device. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Ansible-NAS on POP! OS Latest, a popular Linux distribution based on Ubuntu.

Prerequisites

• A computer running POP! OS Latest
• A user account with sudo privileges
• Basic knowledge of the terminal command-line interface

Step 1: Install Ansible

1. Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.
2. Update the package repository by running the following command:

sudo apt update

3. Install Ansible using the following command:

sudo apt install ansible

Step 2: Install Git & Clone Ansible-NAS repository

1. Install Git using the following command:

sudo apt install git

2. Clone the Ansible-NAS repository using Git:

git clone https://github.com/DaveStephens/ansible-nas.git

Step 3: Edit the Configuration File

1. Change to the ansible-nas directory using the following command:

cd ansible-nas/

2. Edit the configuration file group_vars/all.yml using a text editor of your choice:

nano group_vars/all.yml

3. Modify the following values to fit your requirements:

# Required: Set the NAS hostname
nas_hostname: your_hostname

# Required: Set the NAS administrator password
nas_password: your_password

# Optional: Change the timezone (default is "Etc/UTC")
nas_timezone: your_timezone

# Optional: Set the network interface (default is "eth0")
nas_interface: your_network_interface

# Optional: Set the IP address (default is "192.168.1.1")
nas_ip_address: your_ip_address

# Optional: Set the DHCP range (default is "192.168.1.100,192.168.1.200")
nas_dhcp_start: your_dhcp_start
nas_dhcp_end: your_dhcp_end

# Optional: Set the storage disk (default is "/dev/sda")
nas_disk: your_storage_disk

# Optional: Set the storage format (default is "ext4")
nas_format: your_storage_format

4. Save and exit the file by pressing Ctrl+X, followed by Y, and then Enter.

Step 4: Run Ansible Playbook

1. Run the Ansible playbook using the following command:

ansible-playbook -i inventory nas.yml

2. Wait for the playbook to complete.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Ansible-NAS on POP! OS Latest. You can now access your NAS device using the configured hostname or IP address in a web browser.

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