This post details the steps I took to configure a Network Accessable Storage (NAS) using the Samba protocol on a Raspberry Pi 3 running the Raspbian Jessie Lite distribution. This was done using the openmediavault (OMV) project.

For redundancy purposes, a USB memory stick was configured as a backup location for the shared folder.

After following these instructions you will have a bootable microSD card which can be inserted into a Raspberry Pi 3 to load up the Raspbian Lite image, configured to auto-connect to your wifi network, with a server you can SSH into. For good measure, we will also enable the UART serial console.

All the work is being done on a traditional x86-based Linux laptop - the Pi won’t be needed until you actually want to boot the image!