Pi private cloud projekt Tutorial: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/build-your-own-cloud-storage-with-raspberry-pi-and-bittorrent-sync/

• Objective: Private cloud storage with access from the internet
• Why important: Security, Scalability, Costs, cross-platform
• Milestones: storage solution for multiple devices via
  1. terminal
  2. GUI
  3. Website
• Biggest obstacles: static IP-Address only with paid providers
• Personal interest: Aquire knowledge in: networking, file-system
• How much time: 2 hours per week.

Install raspberry PI OS on SD-Card. (SD card adapter required)

• Enable SSH connection via shell: $ raspi-config -> interfaceing options -> enable ssh (from here localhost-network has access to PI, mouse, keyboard & screen not required anymore)
• Check ip address: ifconfig
• Connect from other device: $ ssh <username>@<ip-address> (password and user from OS installation)

only temporary solution: ngrok generate new address every time it is restarted.

Install ngrok (to expose PI port to internet)

• Upgrade apt (package manager): $ sudo apt upgrade

• Install snap-store (other package manager): $ sudo apt install snapd

• Install ngrok: $ sudo snap install ngrok (follow ngrok website installation)

• Expose port port to internet: $ ngrok tcp <PORT> (e.g. port 22)

• Copy address from blue box shown in picture below:

• Connect from outside localhost: $ ssh <username>@0.tcp.ngrok.io -p <PORT> ()

use public IPv4-address : (Find via https://www.whatismyip.com/) Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKfnGqMrnug&feature=youtu.be

• Create partitions as described here: Creating Partitions in Linux

  • Dont forget to format partition via: ´$ sudo mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sdb1´ into desired type (ext4)

• List disk names: $ sudo fdisk -l

• Mount drive via: $ sudo mount -t auto /dev/sda1 /media/sync to a specific folder (in this case our cloud-sync folder) [When mounting a directory, the old files become invisible until the folder is unmounted again via: % umount <dir>

• On raspberry:

  • Install syncthing via: Installation
  • Start syncthing - service via : $ sudo systemctl start syncthing@mutta and enable auto startup via $ sudo systemctl enable syncthing@mutta
  • Login remotely into rasp-pi syncthing interface, create login credentials inside Options/GUI (required for configuration and adding of new devices)

• On machine that should have access to Sync-Storage

  • Download and install Syncthing from https://syncthing.net/downloads/
  • Add machine ID from Actions/SHOW ID to raspberry pi syncthing page on :8384 and visa versa
  • Enable folder sharing

05.05.22:

• Created and mounted USB partitions using $ fdisk command
• Added Syncthing for file syncronization between mutliple devices (currently only localy accessible)

11.05.22:

• Added devices to a synced folder
• Mounted USB drive to synced folder. (Problems with file-permissions with lost+found dir -> Created .stignore-File and added lost+found dir so its not tracked)