I am in the process of configuring my new OMV build, using 3.0.60 and the 4.9.0 backports kernel. This will eventually replace our 2 bay QNAP NAS that we have simply outgrown.
One of the nice features of the QNAP is that each user has their own folder on the local network, and this same folder can be accessed from anywhere, on any device, using a web browser, the sync client, or the mobile app. I would like to provide something similar in OMV, so here is what I was thinking:
- To provide each user their own folder, I need to create a homes shared folder and make use of the "User home directory" option under Access Rights Management -> Users -> Settings
- To make these folders available on the local network, I need to use SMB/CIFS and the "Enable user home directories" option
- To provide remote access and sync, it looks like Nextcloud would be the best option. In order to make the home folders from step 1 available, I need to use the "External Storage" app, mounting the corresponding local folders for each Nextcloud user
- In order to make R/W access work for both the OMV user and the Nextcloud user, I need to edit the ACL of the user's home directory such that the user, www-data user and www-data group all have R/W access
Am I on the right track or is there an easier way to achieve the same functionality?