NFS-Ganesha

NFS-Ganesha is a totally free and super easy-to-install software that works across different platforms. It’s an open-source command-line tool that acts as a daemon, letting you set up a Network File System (NFS) server on any GNU/Linux or BSD operating systems.

What Can NFS-Ganesha Do?

This software runs entirely in User Space, which is pretty neat! It supports versions 3, 4.0, and 4.1 of Parallel NFS (pNFS), plus it also handles the 9P protocol from the Plan9 operating system. The cool part? All these protocols can work at the same time with NFS-Ganesha!

Designed for Flexibility

NFS-Ganesha has two main goals: to provide NFS exports to various namespaces and filesystems, and to offer large data caches along with metadata support. Whether you're working with NFS v3 or NFS 4.x (including pNFS), this software has got your back!

Backend Modules Make It Stronger

The magic of NFS-Ganesha comes from its backend modules called FSAL (File System Abstraction Layer). Some of the available FSAL modules include FSAL/POSIX, FSAL/SNMP, FSAL/PROXY, and FSAL/FUSELIKE. These modules help in expanding the capabilities of your file systems.

How to Install NFS-Ganesha

If you want to get started with NFS-Ganesha, first download the latest release from Softpedia or directly from the project’s official site. Save the archive somewhere convenient on your PC—your Home directory is a great spot! Then use an archive manager to extract everything.

Getting Your Terminal Ready

Next up, fire up your Terminal app and navigate to where you extracted the files (you might type something like cd /home/yourusername/nfs-ganesha-2.1.0-0.1.1-Source). After that, run cmake . in that folder to set things up.

Compiling and Installing

The final steps are easy! Just run make to compile it and create the executable file. To install it system-wide, you’ll need to run make install as root or use sudo make install. And voilà! You’re all set up with NFS-Ganesha!