Mounting RetroPie folder to external server
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I've got my RetroPie folder mounted to my NAS for maximum rom storage! I've recently set up my NAS for external access. What I want to know is can I use the external hostname or IP address to mount my RetroPie folder to my NAS if I were to take my pi with me on the road? Permanent remote access to all my games would be incredibly badass don't you think?
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I guess you can setup your NAS for external access, but that would expose your NAS to the internet, which is not something you'd want.
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@mitu well of course everything is password protected. I wouldn't expose it to the internet without authentication.
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@johnnytwolegs said in Mounting RetroPie folder to external server:
well of course everything is password protected
That doesn't prevent a brute force attach to guess your password - without any firewall restrictions, the password protection is easily breakable.
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@mitu assuming I've taken the necessary precautions, do you know of a way to accomplish what I'm trying to do?
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@johnnytwolegs It entirely depends on your network setup.
If you NAS is connected to the internet, then I guess it's a matter of configuring the firewall to allow access to the CIFS ports and making sure that file sharing is enabled for the internet interface. If you have a router in-between, you might need to forward the CIFS ports from the network interface to your NAS box.
Again, a configuration I strongly suggest against, since it exposes your NAS to the internet.
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