OpenMediaVault (OMV) is a free and open-source network-attached storage (NAS) OS that is easy to use, and it's designed to make managing and sharing media files, data, and documents over a network easier. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OpenMediaVault on Ubuntu Server latest version.
Before installing OpenMediaVault, you need the following:
Before installing OpenMediaVault on your Ubuntu server, you need to update your server with the latest updates and packages using the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
To install OpenMediaVault on Ubuntu Server latest version, you need to follow these steps:
wget -O - https://openmediavault.github.io/packages/OMV_5.x/archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://openmediavault.github.io/packages/OMV_5.x/ [DISTRO] main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openmediavault.list > /dev/null
Note: Replace [DISTRO] with your Ubuntu Server distribution code name. Example: focal.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install openmediavault -y
During the installation, a configuration window will appear, select Yes to configure the web administration interface for the OMV (openmediavault-webgui) package.
When the installation completes, reboot the system:
sudo reboot
After rebooting, access the OpenMediaVault web interface by opening a web browser and typing your server IP address, followed by :8090 e.g. http://192.168.1.2:8090. The default username is admin, and the password is openmediavault.
Once you have logged in, follow the on-screen instructions to configure your storage devices and create your shared folders.
That’s all; you have successfully installed OpenMediaVault on Ubuntu Server latest version. You can now easily manage and share your media files, documents, and data over your network.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install OpenMediaVault on Ubuntu Server latest version. We have shown you the step-by-step process to install OMV, and we hope that you found this tutorial helpful. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a comment below.
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