Introduction

Often we need to store a lot of data and local systems don't have enough space. Sometimes, we need to quickly share this data across multiple systems and users. Also, when you have a big network, chances are you have Linux systems as well as Windows or Mac. Centralized networked storage can help to solve these storage and sharing problems. Linux provides various options, such as Samba and NFS, to host a centralized storage server and share data across multiple computers.

In this chapter, we will learn how to set up a centralized storage system. We will set up the Samba server and NFS server. We will learn how to enable synchronization with Rsync and set Windows clients to access storage servers.