![]() I'm using File Explorer Free to access Samba shares from iOS devices. Just use Network place from the menu to select your share and type in the credentials. Setting up File Manager is pretty easy as well. You should now be able to access your Samba share with Read/Write permissions. Type in the storeuser username and password.Type in the server name or IP address of your RPi device.Select Network / LAN from the app menu and then add a new connection with New.Here's a quick setup overview of ES File Explorer. In the past I was using ES File Explorer, but I found the ads too obstructive, so I switched to File Manager Pretty much everything that supports SMB shares should work. There're many Android tools to choose from. You should see the sample README file we created earlier in /mnt/storage. ![]() Check the official installation guidelines. Get a Raspbian Lite installation and use dd to copy the image to your SD Card. Initially I wanted to install a dedicated cloud or storage solution on the RPi device, however, I found out it was much more simple and intuitive to configure a Samba server instead. A reason to finally do something with that RPi I got.Available only on the internal network.Accessible from desktop and mobile devices. ![]()
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