Sharing between several devices

[wyzard]

Good morning.

I'm testing out FreeNAS . I have several different systems in my home (Windows, Mac, Roku, AppleTV). What is the best type of share(s) to set up if I want to get and save files on either my Windows or Mac machines as well as streaming videos and music (using plex) to my AppleTV and Roku devices?

Thanks.

 

[m0nkey_]

Your best bet is to use Samba and Windows datasets. OSX since 10.8 now defaults to SMB for remote shares. Plex will have no problem reading from a Windows dataset.

 

[wyzard]

Your best bet is to use Samba and Windows datasets. OSX since 10.8 now defaults to SMB for remote shares. Plex will have no problem reading from a Windows dataset.

So when using the wizard to set up shares, which option will get me Samba?

Also, if I'm having separate shares for my different media (i.e., a share called Movies, one called photos, one called music, etc.) do i use the wizard and just use the same volume name and just add an additional share to it?

Thanks for the quick response.

 

[m0nkey_]

Don't use the wizard. You'll be better off creating the shares manually. See my Samba how-to video for a set-up guide: https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?resources/freenas-and-samba-cifs-permissions-video.8/