Setting up a share

To share network folders to a Windows computer we need to install some special software on the Raspberry Pi. The Samba software package implements the SMB protocol and provides support for the Windows naming service (WINS) and for joining a Windows Workgroup.

Installing the software using the commands below:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install samba samba-common-bin

After installation, configure the software by opening the file /etc/samba/smb.conf using nano.

sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

Read through the file and make sure you have the following parameters set:

workgroup = WORKGROUP
wins support = yes

You can use anything as your workgroup name as long as it is alphanumerical and matches the workgroup you would like to join. The default workgroup in Windows 7, 8 and 10 is WORKGROUP.

Set up a folder to share

With the folder created we can now tell the Samba software to share it on the network. Open the file /etc/samba/smb.conf using nano.

sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

Scroll to the bottom and add the following:

# Sharing our Pytobot directory
[Pytobot]
 comment=Pytobot Share
 path=/home/pi/pytobot
 browseable=Yes
 writeable=Yes
 only guest=no
 public=no
 create mask=0664
 directory mask=0775

Notice how we tell Samba that public access is not allowed via public=no – this means that anyone wanting to access the shared folder must login with a valid user.

In this case the valid user is the user called pi. To set the Samba access password for the pi user, execute the smbpasswd command.

sudo smbpasswd -a pi

Restart the Samba service using sudo service smbd restart.

References

Local share- Nico De Witte[SOURCE]