Mounting Datasets for NextCloud (TrueNas Scale)

[panzerscope]

Hello all,

So I am looking to setup NextCloud so I can access my TrueNas Datasets from anywhere. I have installed NextCloud and have done reading on how to add external storage to NextCloud, but to do so I would need to install SMBCLIENT to TrueNas. However I have also seen people state adding a mountpoint to Datasets on TrueNas so they are accessible from within the NextCloud UI is better.

I have two questions .

1. If SMBCLIENT is the best way forward for adding my SMB shares into NextCloud, what is the best way to do that for TrueNas Scale ?
2. If using a mountpoint is the best way, could someone kindly provide some screenshot style instructions/reference ? I have spent some time googling for the answers and searching here but I could not find a clear or concise answer on how to get my Datasets mounted properly.

Many thanks in advance.
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[ic3man5]

Did you ever resolve this? I'm running into the same issue and am not knowledgeable enough to resolve this on my own. Kubernetes is a completely new ballpark for me.

It seems like doing everything from the kubernetes side is the way to go but I don't know how to modify them and also make it work with TrueNAS Scale so it doesn't get overwritten or conflict with updates.


If anyone that maintains this pod/app is looking at this. smbclient, sudo, and nano would be amazing additions for managing nextcloud.

 

[ic3man5]

I went over the entire kubernetes tutorial at https://kubernetes.io/docs/tutorials/ and am not any closer to resolving this... Although I do know a lot more about kubernetes now.

 

[ic3man5]

So after spending 16+ hours trying to work with Kubernetes and failing to get even a simple thing like smbclient installed, I gave up. I've officially sworn off TrueNAS scale apps. The intended audience for Kubernetes nodes and pods I feel is way overkill for TrueNAS and is not user friendly at all.

Since I have TrueNAS running on Proxmox, I just made a Debian LXC container and shared SMB directories for the nextcloud storage. Performance is 100x faster than the TrueNAS app in both core and scale. If I had to do it again I would use a container image that came with php8 out of the box.

 

[Volkodav]

I can't get it work in Scale either however I managed it in Core. I think it is dataset and/or permissions issue. I will keep digging though

 

[PackElend]

are you talking about using additional app storage?

otherwise can you use https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/l...iles/external_storage_configuration_gui.html?