How to create a Samba share on Ubuntu Server 20.04 on December 17, 2020, 8:08 AM PST If you need to share files from Linux, Jack Wallen shows you how simple it is with Samba and Ubuntu Server 20.04. Image: Jack Wallen
Samba is one of the many ways to share files and directories across a network on Linux. With a Samba share up and running, any machine within your LAN can access the contents of the shared directory so long as the user has access. Samba also happens to be one of the easiest to set up for this task.
I want to walk you through the process of installing and configuring Samba on Ubuntu Server 20.04. With this taken care of, your end users will have easy access to anything you want to share out from that server.