How to setup Samba for File Sharing in Linux

In this video, I go over how to setup samba for file sharing in Linux. This is a streamlined video that goes over the 2 easiest ways to accomplish this task. Timestamps: 0:18 - Samba Share setup in Ubuntu GUI (nautilus) 2:25 - Terminal Setup - Smb.conf walkthrough 12:25 - Enabling SMB 1.0 in Windows 14:37 - Verifying Shares and Access Below is my Samba Cheat-Sheet I created Install Samba: sudo apt install samba -y Stop Samba Service: sudo systemctl stop smbd Create new directory to share: mkdir linuxshare Create New /etc/samba/smb.conf In [global] tag add or change the folowing lines: server role = standalone server map to guest = bad user usershare allow guests = yes hosts allow = 192.168.0.0/16 hosts deny = 0.0.0.0/0 Add new tag at the end: [linuxsharename] comment = Open Linux Share path = /home/titus/linuxshare read only = no guest ok = yes force create mode = 0755 force user = titus force group = titus TEST SETTINGS Type: testparm Restart Samba Service sudo systemctl enable smbd sudo systemctl start smbd OPTIONAL: Allow samba through firewall RHEL/Centos/Fedora sudo firewall-cmd --add-service=samba Debian/Ubuntu/Mint sudo ufw allow Samba Now on any Windows Machines enable windows feature "SMB 1.0" . ►► Digital Downloads ➜ https://www.cttstore.com ►► Patreon ➜   / christitustech   ►► Twitch ➜   / christitustech   ►► Website and Guides ➜ https://christitus.com