I'm a beginner and want to use Proxmox. What should I use to make a USB hard drive accessible to other devices on my network?

MangoPenguin , 10 months ago

The most beginner friendly way would be doing a pass through to TrueNAS or OMV or a similar easy to use NAS option.

alexrmay91 OP , 10 months ago

Do you think using TrueNAS or OMV is as easy as Samba? Or maybe there are some benefits that justify a little bit more challenging solution?

MangoPenguin , 10 months ago

I would say easier, as truenas/omv provide an easy to use UI to configure samba with good defaults.

You can configure samba yourself directly on Proxmox without needing a VM at all if you want to, it’s just a little more to learn at first.