Home Assistant Add-on: Samba share
Share your configuration over the network using Windows file sharing.
About
This Add-on allows you to enable file sharing across different operating systems over a network. It lets you access your config files with Windows and macOS devices.
Installation
Follow these steps to get the add-on installed on your system:
- Navigate in your Home Assistant frontend to Supervisor -> Add-on Store.
- Find the "Samba share" add-on and click it.
- Click on the "INSTALL" button.
How to use
- In the configuration section, set a username and password.
- Save the configuration.
- Start the add-on.
- Check the add-on log output to see the result.
Configuration
Add-on configuration:
workgroup: WORKGROUP
username: homeassistant
password: YOUR_PASSWORD
interface: ''
allow_hosts:
- 10.0.0.0/8
- 172.16.0.0/12
- 192.168.0.0/16
veto_files:
- "._*"
- ".DS_Store"
- Thumbs.db
Option: workgroup (required)
Change WORKGROUP to reflect your network needs.
Option: username (required)
The username you would like to use to authenticate with the Samba server.
Option: password (required)
The password that goes with the username configured for authentication.
Option: interface (required)
The network interface Samba should listen on for incoming connections. This option should only be used in advanced cases. In general, setting this option is not needed.
Option: allow_hosts (required)
List of hosts/networks allowed to access the shared folders.
Option: veto_files (optional)
List of files that are neither visible nor accessible. Useful to stop clients
from littering the share with temporary hidden files
(e.g., macOS .DS_Store or Windows Thumbs.db files)
Support
Got questions?
You have several options to get them answered:
- The Home Assistant Discord Chat Server.
- The Home Assistant Community Forum.
- Join the Reddit subreddit in /r/homeassistant
In case you've found a bug, please open an issue on our GitHub.