.. _backup-linux: ======================= Linux LAN Shared Folder ======================= .. contents:: :depth: 2 :local: Setup LAN Shared Folder ----------------------- .. note:: This guide is for Ubuntu only. For Linux Mint, click on "Mint", or for different distros such as Arch, Debian, Pop-OS, PureOS, etc, click "Other Linux" below. .. tabs:: .. group-tab:: Ubuntu Check out the video below, and follow along with the steps in this guide to setup a LAN Shared folder on your Linux machine, such that you may create encrypted, private backups of all your Embassy data. .. youtube:: LLIMC5P3NdY :width: 100% .. raw:: html

#. Install Samba if you have not already: .. code-block:: sudo apt install samba && sudo systemctl enable smbd #. Add your user to samba, replacing ``YOUR_LINUX_USERNAME`` with your Linux username. .. code-block:: bash sudo smbpasswd -a YOUR_LINUX_USERNAME First you will be prompted for your linux password, then you will be asked to create a new SMB password for the user with permission to write to your new backup share. Keep it somewhere safe, such as Vaultwarden. #. Right-click the folder that you want to backup to (or create a new one) and click "Properties" .. figure:: /_static/images/cifs/cifs-lin0.png :width: 60% #. Select the "Local Network Share" tab .. figure:: /_static/images/cifs/cifs-lin1.png :width: 60% #. Click "Share this folder" .. figure:: /_static/images/cifs/cifs-lin2.png :width: 60% - You may rename the "Share", if you prefer - **remember this name**, you will need it later in your EmbassyUI - (Optional) Create a description in the "Comment" section #. Check the box for "Allow others to create and delete files in this folder", then click "Create Share" .. figure:: /_static/images/cifs/cifs-lin3.png :width: 60% #. Click "Add Permissions Automatically" .. figure:: /_static/images/cifs/cifs-lin4.png :width: 60% .. group-tab:: Mint #. Install Samba if you have not already: .. code-block:: sudo apt install samba && sudo systemctl enable smbd #. Add your user to samba, replacing ``YOUR_LINUX_USERNAME`` with your Linux username. .. code-block:: bash sudo usermod -a -G sambashare YOUR_LINUX_USERNAME sudo smbpasswd -a YOUR_LINUX_USERNAME First you will be prompted for your linux password, then you will be asked to create a new SMB password for the user with permission to write to your new backup share. Keep it somewhere safe, such as Vaultwarden. #. Right-click the folder that you want to backup to (or create a new one, eg. ``embassy-backup``) and click "Sharing Options" .. figure:: /_static/images/cifs/cifs-mint0.png :width: 60% #. Enter a Share name consisting of 12 or fewer characters and click "Create Share" .. figure:: /_static/images/cifs/cifs-mint1.png :width: 60% - You may rename the "Share", if you prefer - **remember this name**, you will need it later in your EmbassyUI. In this example, we call it ``backup-share`` - (Optional) Create a description in the "Comment" section .. group-tab:: Other Linux #. Install Samba if it is not already installed. * ``sudo pacman -S samba`` For Arch * ``sudo apt install samba`` For Debian-based distros (Pop-OS, PureOS, etc) * ``sudo yum install samba`` For CentOS/Redhat * ``sudo dnf install samba`` For Fedora #. Create a directory to share or choose an existing one and make note of its location (path). For this example, we will call the share ``backup-share`` and its corresponding shared directory will be located at ``/home/user/embassy-backup`` #. Configure Samba by adding the following to the end of the ``/etc/samba/smb.conf`` file: .. code-block:: [backup-share] path = "/home/user/embassy-backup" create mask = 0600 directory mask = 0700 read only = no guest ok = no Where: - ``[backup-share]`` is the *Share Name*, or title of the entry, and can be called anything you'd like - ``path`` should be the path to the directory you created earlier Copy the remainder of the entry exactly as it is #. Open a terminal and enter the following command, replacing ``YOUR-USER`` with your Linux username: .. code-block:: bash sudo smbpasswd -a YOUR-USER This creates a password for the Local Network Share. Keep it somewhere safe, such as Vaultwarden. Connect Embassy --------------- #. Go to *Embassy > Create Backup*. .. figure:: /_static/images/config/embassy_backup.png :width: 60% #. Click "Open". .. figure:: /_static/images/config/embassy_backup0.png :width: 60% #. Fill in the following fields: * Hostname - This is the hostname of the machine that your shared folder is located on * Path - This is the "Share Name" (name of the share in your samba config) and **not** the full directory path. In this guide we used ``backup-share`` * Username - This is your Linux username on the remote machine that you used to create the shared directory * Password - This is the password you set above using ``smbpasswd`` .. figure:: /_static/images/config/embassy_backup1.png :width: 60% #. Click "Save". That's it! You can now :ref:`Create` encrypted, private backups of all your Embassy data to your Linux machine or external drive!!