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How to Install Open Media Vault

Troy Rippin

Troy Rippin

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Introduction

openmediavault is the next generation network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux. It contains services like SSH, (S)FTP, SMB/CIFS, RSync and many more ready to use. Thanks to the modular design of the framework it can be enhanced via plugins. openmediavault is primarily designed to be used in small offices or home offices, but is not limited to those scenarios. It is a simple and easy to use out-of-the-box solution that will allow everyone to install and administrate a Network Attached Storage without deeper knowledge.

Install

Start with a standard minimal install of Debian 12, that is command line only with standard system utilities and SSH server.

sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y

sudo locale-gen

sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales

updates

Install the openmediavault keyring manually (as root)

apt install --yes gnupg
wget --quiet --output-document=- https://packages.openmediavault.org/public/archive.key | gpg --dearmor --yes --output "/usr/share/keyrings/openmediavault-archive-keyring.gpg"

Add the package repositories

cat <<EOF >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openmediavault.list
deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/openmediavault-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.openmediavault.org/public sandworm main
# deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/openmediavault-archive-keyring.gpg] https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/openmediavault/packages sandworm main
## Uncomment the following line to add software from the proposed repository.
# deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/openmediavault-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.openmediavault.org/public sandworm-proposed main
# deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/openmediavault-archive-keyring.gpg] https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/openmediavault/packages sandworm-proposed main
## This software is not part of OpenMediaVault, but is offered by third-party
## developers as a service to OpenMediaVault users.
# deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/openmediavault-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.openmediavault.org/public sandworm partner
# deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/openmediavault-archive-keyring.gpg] https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/openmediavault/packages sandworm partner
EOF

Install the openmediavault package

export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
export APT_LISTCHANGES_FRONTEND=none
apt update
apt --yes --auto-remove --show-upgraded \
    --allow-downgrades --allow-change-held-packages \
    --no-install-recommends \
    --option DPkg::Options::="--force-confdef" \
    --option DPkg::Options::="--force-confold" \
    install openmediavault

logout and log back in as any existing accounts get removed.

Populate the openmediavault database with several existing system settings, e.g. the network configuration:

omv-confdbadm populate

If you run into any issues:

omv-firstaid
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