The Unraid Plugin That Fixes SMB Sharing

Custom SMB Shares is a plugin that fixes what stock Unraid shares can't do — share individual subfolders without exposing the parent, give shares custom names completely independent from the underlying folder or ZFS dataset, use special characters like umlauts, Chinese, or even emojis in share names, clone shares to save setup time, and point multiple shares at the same folder with different security settings. In this video, we walk through the full installation and setup: creating subfolder shares, setting per-user permissions, fixing common permission issues with Force User, renaming shares with Chinese characters and German umlauts, cloning shares, exploring advanced settings, host allow/deny rules, and testing emoji-only share names (spoiler — it works). 🔗 Custom SMB Shares on GitHub: https://github.com/cslemieux/unraid-c... ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 0:39 - Installing Custom SMB Shares from Community Apps 0:55 - The problem with stock Unraid shares 2:49 - Creating your first subfolder share 3:50 - Setting private security and user permissions 4:12 - Accessing the share from Mac 4:30 - Renaming a share to Chinese characters 5:15 - Fixing subfolder permission issues with Force User 6:06 - Why custom share names matter (ZFS datasets, special characters) 6:53 - Cloning shares and using German umlauts 7:31 - Multiple share names pointing to the same folder 8:07 - Custom shares for media folders (Usenet example) 8:48 - Advanced settings deep dive 9:25 - Host allow/deny rules and IP restrictions 9:55 - Testing emoji share names 10:50 - Pure emoji-only share names 11:11 - Wrap up What will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: https://unraid.net/getting-started