NethServer Version: 8
Module: Samba
Is it possible to install Samba on a NethServer node without installing AD support? I’m building a server that will be primarily used as a web server and email server. I use a simple samba share on my old server to publish changes to the web server. I don’t have a need for AD support on this server at all.
Will installing Samba from the Rocky Linux 9 repository cause any problems?
No, I don’t think so but it won’t be included in the NethServer 8 backup and it’s cleaner to not touch the OS.
Does the webserver pull the changes from the samba share or how does it work?
The solution you adopted on the old server does not fit NS8 architecture. Mixing containerized services with host services is discouraged. From official docs:
Install NS8 on a clean Linux server distribution, avoiding installation on desktop systems or servers already running other services.
https://docs.nethserver.org/projects/ns8/en/latest/system_requirements.html#linux-distribution
SELinux will prevent the smb service from accessing data labeled container_t by the WebServer app. Even without SELinux, matching ownership and permissions with the WebServer uid/gid namespace will be problematic.
As an alternative to SMB, consider that WebServer provides an SFTP server to upload web resources:
https://docs.nethserver.org/projects/ns8/en/latest/webserver.html#virtual-hosts
It’s a way longer version than “NS8 do not support this solution”. Like “application hosting platform” is a longer way to say OS.
I second that 24/7 and twice on sundays.
Primarily, the folder /var/www/html is shared to a specific Samba group, and the members of that group can write changes to the folder.