How to Install Ansible-NAS on Elementary OS Latest

Ansible-NAS is an open-source project that lets you quickly and easily set up a network-attached storage (NAS) system on a Linux server. This tutorial will walk you through the steps to install Ansible-NAS on Elementary OS Latest.

Step 1: Dependencies

Before installing Ansible-NAS, you need to ensure that the following dependencies are installed on your system:

  • Python 2.7 or 3.x
  • pip
  • Git

You can install these dependencies by running the following command.

sudo apt-get install python-pip git

Step 2: Clone the repository

To install Ansible-NAS, we need to clone the repository from GitHub. To do so, navigate to the directory where you want to install the software and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/DaveStephens/ansible-nas.git

This will download the Ansible-NAS repository to your system.

Step 3: Install Ansible

Ansible-NAS requires Ansible to be installed on your system. You can install Ansible using pip by running the following command:

sudo pip install ansible

Step 4: Configure Ansible

Next, we need to configure Ansible-NAS with the appropriate settings for our system. To do this, navigate to the ansible-nas directory and open the config.yml file in your text editor of choice.

cd ansible-nas
nano config.yml

In this file, you will need to configure the nas_name, nas_domain_name, nas_timezone, nas_interface, and nas_users settings based on your specific needs.

Step 5: Run Ansible

Once you have configured Ansible-NAS, you can run it by running the following command:

ansible-playbook -i inventory nas.yml

This will start the installation process for Ansible-NAS. The installation process may take some time to complete, so be patient.

Step 6: Access Your NAS

Once the installation process is complete, you should be able to access your new NAS by navigating to http://nas_domain_name in your web browser. You will be prompted to enter the username and password you specified in the config.yml file.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Ansible-NAS on Elementary OS Latest.