# How to make a Raspberry Pi NAS - A NAS-Berry that Runs Open Media Vault **URL:** \ **Category:** Guides\ **Created:** [6 March 2023 22:07 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580 "2023-03-06T22:07:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ben265877](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@Ben265877](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Ben265877)\ **Post date:** [10 March 2024 01:29 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/21 "2024-03-10T01:29:29Z")
I had success using Zero Tier as VPN to transfer files to and from NAS outside of your local network. Works perfectly and I use it in current productions Easy to install and configure. Hope this helps ---
**Author:** ![Brian94175](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Brian94175](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brian94175)\ **Post date:** [14 July 2024 07:44 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/22 "2024-07-14T07:44:37Z")
Hi Just wondering: I assume this setup uses SMB 2.0. I have a drive connected to my broadband modem & it has limited access as it only runs SMB1.0 Brian ---
**Author:** ![Aaron](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/aaron/32/9861_2.png) [@Aaron](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Aaron)\ **Post date:** [14 August 2024 02:03 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/23 "2024-08-14T02:03:57Z")
Hi @Brian94175, OMV lets you select the Minimum SMB version under the Advance Settings of the SMB/CIFS Settings. You can set the minimum version from SMB1 through to SMB3. ---
**Author:** ![Brian94175](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Brian94175](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brian94175)\ **Post date:** [15 August 2024 14:12 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/24 "2024-08-15T14:12:47Z")
Hi Aaron Thanks for the info. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Paul274815](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@Paul274815](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Paul274815)\ **Post date:** [23 August 2024 03:16 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/25 "2024-08-23T03:16:03Z")
I’m trying to set up a Raspberry Pi NAS by following your guide. I’ve been through the set up process three times now and every time I get to the part where I change the hostname, the Pi/NAS disappears from the Network. That is, I type in the new hostname, click save, then apply, then I get the spinning wheel for a moment followed by an error message. The Pi is no longer accessible via the IP address used previously, and does not appear as a connected device on my local network. No amount of restarting the Pi and/or my router fixes this. I could go through the entire set up again (from flashing the SD card) and leave the hostname as default I suppose, but I’d prefer to set my own hostname. Any thoughts on why this is happening or how to fix it? ---
**Author:** ![Aaron](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/aaron/32/9861_2.png) [@Aaron](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Aaron)\ **Post date:** [23 August 2024 04:36 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/26 "2024-08-23T04:36:29Z")
Hi @Paul274815, Welcome to the Forums!!! Sorry to hear you’re having issues. would you be able to share a screenshot of the error you are receiving? It might help to narrow down the issue. If you have access to your home network’s router, have a look in there to see if you can see the MAC Address or IP of the Pi in the connected devices to see if the Pi is on the network but the interface page might not be available. ---
**Author:** ![Paul274815](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@Paul274815](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Paul274815)\ **Post date:** [24 August 2024 23:05 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/27 "2024-08-24T23:05:21Z")
Hi Aaron Thanks for responding. The Pi does not appear in the list of connected devices on my router and therein lies the issue I think. After changing the hostname, the original IP address is dropped and no new IP address is ever assigned. This is the error message I get: ![pi_error](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/core_electronics/original/2X/f/f2ac2eb141f1d65f75f1b04f92d7b83b4344aabd.png) Possible not all that helpful? Pressing the left mouse button results in a spinning wheel image for a few seconds and then the error message returns. That is, pressing the left mouse button achieves nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Cara280382](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@Cara280382](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Cara280382)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2024 20:55 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/28 "2024-09-25T20:55:32Z")
Hoping for help. Noob-ish here, followed the directions and everything else seems to be working fine. Macbook can smb into the external drive and sees the folders and files, but I can’t transfer any files from my Mac to the external drive connected to the raspberry pi. Working with Raspberry pi 3(b?), omv 7. All permissions for my user are set to read/write. Just can’t figure out why I can’t add files. Also using Rpi as a Plex server. Can also ssh in just fine, but could never get VNC to work either, working headless. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Aaron](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/aaron/32/9861_2.png) [@Aaron](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Aaron)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2024 03:09 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/29 "2024-09-26T03:09:03Z")
Hi @Paul274815, Apologies for the slow reply. I didn’t see this reply in my notifications. The Admin Web Interface Caches on the machine you access it from. The error message shown is what happens when it can’t reach the Server. It sounds like there may be an issue with the DHCP server of your router. If possible I would try to see if before you change the Hostname if you are able to set a DHCP reservation on the router to see if its still able to connect after the Hostname change. ---
**Author:** ![Aaron](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/aaron/32/9861_2.png) [@Aaron](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Aaron)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2024 03:16 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/30 "2024-09-26T03:16:34Z")
Hi @Cara280382, Welcome to the forums!!! I’m not quite sure why you can’t access files on the drive. It sounds like it could be a permissions issue but its strange if they’re set right. I would try creating a new user and giving them permission for the shared folder to see if that works. It may also be worth checking with another device such as your phone to see if you can access the files on there. My Mac is usually fairly stable when access drives over the network but it does occasionally have issues when there’s unexpectedly high traffic or slower than normal drives. ---
**Author:** ![Cara280382](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@Cara280382](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Cara280382)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2024 14:25 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/31 "2024-09-26T14:25:31Z")
Thank you for the response! I had been considering doing that. I will try that and see if it works. Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![Johna282009](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@Johna282009](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Johna282009)\ **Post date:** [22 October 2024 20:41 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/32 "2024-10-22T20:41:29Z")
Thanks for the turtorial. I have done this on my Mac and it has worked but whenever i log in from my ipad/phone it is only read only, despite it being the same account. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Paul274815](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@Paul274815](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Paul274815)\ **Post date:** [19 November 2024 01:10 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/33 "2024-11-19T01:10:08Z")
Hi Aaron My apologies also for taking so long to respond. I was away for several weeks with limited internet access and it’s taken me a while. after getting back home, to revisit this. I was able to solve my problem by setting a suitable hostname when flashing the micro SD card. This doesn’t resolve the issue of what was going wrong when I tried to change the hostname but it provides a work-around which gets the job done 🙂 . Thanks for taking the time to respond. Paul ---
**Author:** ![Aaron](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/aaron/32/9861_2.png) [@Aaron](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Aaron)\ **Post date:** [22 November 2024 00:28 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/34 "2024-11-22T00:28:38Z")
Glad to hear you were able to resolve it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ben67495](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Ben67495](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Ben67495)\ **Post date:** [4 December 2024 08:18 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/35 "2024-12-04T08:18:07Z")
This is a great tutorial and exactly the solution I was after. Simple and just works. ---
**Author:** ![Pixmusix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/pixmusix/32/9719_2.png) [@Pixmusix](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Pixmusix)\ **Post date:** [30 January 2025 04:35 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/36 "2025-01-30T04:35:55Z")
Hi. The guide specifies: > USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (you may need this [**SATA Hard Drive Adapter**](https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/ADP001)), [**SATA SSD**](https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/CE08439), or even a [**Simple USB Stick/Flash Drive**](https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/CE08417) (Used Here) **Q: Is that a requirement or a very sensible suggestion.** What I have is 42 terabytes of Hard drives with birthdays ranging from 2007-2016 and no chance any of them are USB 3.0. I’d like to repurpose them anyway… do I have a shot? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff105671](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/jeff105671/32/3729_2.png) [@Jeff105671](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Jeff105671)\ **Post date:** [30 January 2025 05:06 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/37 "2025-01-30T05:06:38Z")
It’s the adapter that needs to be USB 3.0. If the drives are SATA then they will likely work with the adapter. ---
**Author:** ![Dan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/dan/32/10815_2.png) [@Dan](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Dan)\ **Post date:** [30 January 2025 05:12 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/38 "2025-01-30T05:12:04Z")
Hey @Pixmusix It will be pretty likely that the drives are SATA, as @Jeff105671 mentioned its the adapter itself that needs to be USB3.0 ---
**Author:** ![James46717](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@James46717](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/James46717)\ **Post date:** [1 February 2025 21:11 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/39 "2025-02-01T21:11:25Z")
> [@Pixmusix](#): > > I’d like to repurpose them anyway… do I have a shot? Absolutely, if they all are still functional. Google search revealed many Sata to USB 3.0 adaptor cables, I’d start there. Cheers Jim Core have one, bit pricey, have to ensure the version of Sata on the drives. > **[2.5" SATA III to USB 3.0 Adapter Cable - 30cm long](https://core-electronics.com.au/25-sata-iii-to-usb-30-adapter-cable-30cm-long.html)** > > This 2.5" SATA III to USB 3.0 Adapter Cable allows you to connect a standard 2.5" hard drive (HDD or SSD) to your computer. SATA III is like, a... There are cheaper versions anyway. Amazon have one for $9.30 ---
**Author:** ![Pixmusix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/pixmusix/32/9719_2.png) [@Pixmusix](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Pixmusix)\ **Post date:** [4 February 2025 22:47 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-nas-a-nas-berry-that-runs-open-media-vault/16580/40 "2025-02-04T22:47:39Z")
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