Network File System (NFS)

Debian

Server

Install

sudo apt install nfs-kernel-server nfs-common

Exporting Directories

Create Directories

mkdir /home/client1
chown nobody:nogroup /home/client1
chmod 755 /home/client1

mkdir /var/www
chown root:root /var/www
chmod 755 /var/www 

Add to export

sudo nano /etc/exports

/etc/exports

# Save all files with user:group = nobody:nogroup
/home/client1           192.168.0.101(rw,sync,no_subtree_check)
# Preserve files ownership and permissions (no_root_squash allows root to access folder)
/var/www        192.168.0.101(rw,sync,fsid=0,crossmnt,no_subtree_check,no_root_squash)

Restart the nfs server

/etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server restart

Client

Install

sudo apt install nfs-common