{"id":18438,"date":"2022-07-10T19:06:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-10T17:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nerdiy.de\/?p=18438"},"modified":"2023-02-21T12:13:07","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T11:13:07","slug":"howto-openmediavault-set-up-an-external-hard-disk-as-a-drive-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nerdiy.de\/en\/howto-openmediavault-set-up-an-external-hard-disk-as-a-drive-2\/","title":{"rendered":"HowTo: OpenMediaVault - Set up external hard disk as drive"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the name of OpenMediaVault suggests, it is all about managing media. Of course, you also need the appropriate storage space for this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the article NetworkAttachedStorage \/ Build your own NAS from a RaspberryPi 4<\/a><\/em><\/strong> I used an external USB hard disk for this purpose. However, many other drives can also be used to expand the storage space for your OpenMediaVault installation. Even the internal SD card can be used to make media available on the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to integrate a connected data carrier into OpenMediaVault and create an initial folder share is described in the following article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Helpful articles:
<\/strong>Before you start with this article you should have prepared the RaspberryPi so that it is accessible via the network and controllable via SSH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following three articles describe what needs to be done to prepare the RaspberryPi:<\/p>\n\n\n\n