I installed Samba to my Ubuntu Server (which is an old ThinkPad laptop that has been gathering dust in my closet for ages):
sudo apt-get install samba
I have three 3-TB HDDs that I planned to use as my main server storage; one main server, and the other two for backup. All of these HDDs are in ext4 format.
Then I created a new directory under /media where I will mount my main server storage:
mkdir /media/myserver
Then I edited the samba config file /etc/samba/smb.conf. I just scrolled to the very bottom and added these lines (after [print$] section):
[MYSERVER]
path = /media/myserver
browsable = yes
writable = yes
guest ok = yes
read only = no
```
Then I tested the config file for syntax errors using the command:
```sh
testparm
Before I added the mount entry for my server to /etc/fstab, I took note of my HDD’s UUID from the following command:
sudo blkid
in which the output looked something like
/dev/sdb1: UUID="996a1b79-bf22-49fd-a3d1-33eab2708cfb" TYPE="ext4"
Then I edited /etc/fstab and added the line below:
UUID=996a1b79-bf22-49fd-a3d1-33eab2708cfb /media/myserver ext4 defaults 0 0
Lastly, I then rebooted my server.
To access my server, I opened File Explorer and browsed to \\my_server_ip\myserver.