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| <html><center>While openmediavault is free software, there are hardware, web server hosting and other costs of maintaining the project.</center></html> | <html><center>While openmediavault is free software, there are hardware, web server hosting and other costs of maintaining the project.</center></html> |
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| Dashboard settings are stored in the web browser's cookies for the OMV8 server's web site page. If browsers are set to erase cookies (this includes "incognito" or "private" browser mode), or if using a different client browser to access OMV, Dashboard settings will be lost or reset. | Dashboard settings are stored in the web browser's cookies for the OMV8 servers web site page. If browsers are set to erase cookies (this includes "incognito" or "private" browser mode), or if using a different client browser to access OMV, Dashboard settings will be lost or reset. |
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| Part of the SBC installation process was setting the wired interface to DHCP. SBC | Part of the SBC installation process was setting the wired interface to DHCP. SBC |
| users should consider leaving their wired network interface set to DHCP, until [[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv7:omv7_plugins:docker_compose|Docker]] is installed.\\ | users should consider leaving their wired network interface set to DHCP, until [[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv8:omv8_plugins:docker_compose|Docker]] is installed.\\ |
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| If a static IP address is needed for an SBC server: \\ | If a static IP address is needed for an SBC server: \\ |
| A better and far easier approach would be to format all server connected drives, | A better and far easier approach would be to format all server connected drives, |
| using openmediavault's GUI, with a Linux native filesystem like **EXT4**. Then create a Samba share (SMB/CIF) for Windows clients | using openmediavault's GUI, with a Linux native filesystem like **EXT4**. Then create a Samba share (SMB/CIF) for Windows clients |
| as described in [[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv7:new_user_guide#setting_up_a_shared_folder|Setting up a Shared Folder]] | as described in [[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv8:new_user_guide#setting_up_a_shared_folder|Setting up a Shared Folder]] |
| and [[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv7:new_user_guide#creating_a_smb_cif_samba_network_share|Creating a SMB/CIF “Samba” share]] which is covered later. | and [[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv8:new_user_guide#creating_a_smb_cif_samba_network_share|Creating a SMB/CIF “Samba” share]] which is covered later. |
| Samba (SMB/CIF) network shares understand the Windows file format and can be | Samba (SMB/CIF) network shares understand the Windows file format and can be |
| configured to accommodate DOS and extended file attributes. Samba network shares serve as a | configured to accommodate DOS and extended file attributes. Samba network shares serve as a |
| **Congratulations!** You now have a functional NAS that can be expanded to accommodate | **Congratulations!** You now have a functional NAS that can be expanded to accommodate |
| additional network shares. Simply repeat the processes in | additional network shares. Simply repeat the processes in |
| [[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv7:new_user_guide#creating_a_network_share|Creating A Network Share]] | [[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv8:new_user_guide#creating_a_network_share|Creating A Network Share]] |
| to create and make additional shares visible on your network. | to create and make additional shares visible on your network. |
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