Creating a single-node file server using Terraform
To create an infrastructure for a single-node file server using Terraform:
If you no longer need the resources you created, delete them.
Getting started
Sign up for Yandex Cloud and create a billing account:
- Go to the management console
and log in to Yandex Cloud or create an account if you do not have one yet. - On the Yandex Cloud Billing
page, make sure you have a billing account linked and it has theACTIVE
orTRIAL_ACTIVE
status. If you do not have a billing account, create one.
If you have an active billing account, you can go to the cloud page
Learn more about clouds and folders.
Required paid resources
The cost for hosting a single node file server includes:
- Fee for a continuously running VM (see Yandex Compute Cloud pricing).
- Fee for using a dynamic or static public IP address (see Yandex Virtual Private Cloud pricing).
- Fee for the outbound traffic (see Yandex Virtual Private Cloud pricing).
Create an infrastructure
With Terraform
Terraform is distributed under the Business Source License
For more information about the provider resources, see the documentation on the Terraform
To create an infrastructure using Terraform:
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Install Terraform, get the credentials, and specify the source for installing Yandex Cloud (see Configure a provider, step 1).
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Prepare the infrastructure description files:
Ready-made archiveManually- Create a directory for the files.
- Download the archive
(1 KB). - Unpack the archive to the directory. This will add the
single-node-file-server.tf
configuration file to this directory.
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Create a directory for the files.
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In the directory, create a configuration file named
single-node-file-server.tf
:single-node-file-server.tf
terraform { required_providers { yandex = { source = "yandex-cloud/yandex" version = ">= 0.47.0" } } } provider "yandex" { zone = "ru-central1-a" } resource "yandex_vpc_network" "network-1" { name = "network1" } resource "yandex_vpc_subnet" "subnet-1" { name = "subnet1" zone = "ru-central1-a" network_id = yandex_vpc_network.network-1.id v4_cidr_blocks = ["192.168.1.0/24"] } resource "yandex_vpc_security_group" "fileserver-tutorial-sg" { name = "fileserver-tutorial-sg" network_id = yandex_vpc_network.network-1.id egress { protocol = "ANY" description = "any" v4_cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"] } ingress { protocol = "TCP" description = "ext-http" v4_cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"] port = 80 } ingress { protocol = "TCP" description = "ext-ssh" v4_cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"] port = 22 } ingress { protocol = "TCP" description = "ext-https" v4_cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"] port = 443 } ingress { protocol = "TCP" description = "ext-msql" v4_cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"] port = 3306 } ingress { protocol = "TCP" description = "nfs" v4_cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"] port = 2049 } } resource "yandex_compute_image" "ubuntu-1804-lts" { source_family = "ubuntu-1804-lts" } resource "yandex_compute_disk" "boot-disk-ubuntu" { name = "fileserver-tutorial-disk" type = "network-ssd" zone = "ru-central1-a" size = "100" image_id = yandex_compute_image.ubuntu-1804-lts.id } resource "yandex_compute_instance" "fileserver-tutorial" { name = "fileserver-tutorial" platform_id = "standard-v3" zone = "ru-central1-a" resources { core_fraction = 100 cores = 8 memory = 56 } boot_disk { disk_id = yandex_compute_disk.boot-disk-ubuntu.id } network_interface { subnet_id = yandex_vpc_subnet.subnet-1.id security_group_ids = [yandex_vpc_security_group.fileserver-tutorial-sg.id] nat = true } metadata = { user-data = "#cloud-config\nusers:\n - name: <username>\n groups: sudo\n shell: /bin/bash\n sudo: 'ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL'\n ssh_authorized_keys:\n - ${file("<path_to_public_SSH_key>")}" } }
For more information about the properties of the Terraform resources, see the Terraform official website:
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Under
metadata
, enter your username and the SSH key contents. For more information, see VM metadata. -
Create the resources:
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In the terminal, change to the folder where you edited the configuration file.
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Make sure the configuration file is correct using the command:
terraform validate
If the configuration is correct, the following message is returned:
Success! The configuration is valid.
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Run the command:
terraform plan
The terminal will display a list of resources with parameters. No changes are made at this step. If the configuration contains errors, Terraform will point them out.
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Apply the configuration changes:
terraform apply
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Confirm the changes: type
yes
in the terminal and press Enter.
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After creating the infrastructure, configure Samba and NFS.
Configure Samba and NFS
After the fileserver-tutorial
VM enters the RUNNING
status, run:
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On the VM page of the management console
, under Network, find the VM's public IP address. -
Connect to the VM over SSH.
We recommend using a key pair when authenticating over SSH. Make sure to set up the created key pair so that the private key matches the public key sent to the VM.
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Configure Samba and NFS:
Ubuntu-
Download and install Samba:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install nfs-kernel-server samba
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Prepare and mount the file system on the disk:
sudo mkfs -t ext4 -L data /dev/vdb
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Prepare and mount a folder named
my_folder
for data storage on the disk:sudo mkdir /my_folder echo "LABEL=data /my_folder ext4 defaults 0 0" | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab sudo mount /my_folder
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Set the NFS configuration in the
/etc/exports
file. You can edit the file usingnano
:sudo nano /etc/exports
Add the following lines to the file:
/my_folder <IP_address>(rw,no_subtree_check,fsid=100) /my_folder 127.0.0.1(rw,no_subtree_check,fsid=100)
Where
<IP_address>
is the IP address of the computer you are going to connect the network data disk to via NFS. -
Set the Samba configuration in the
/etc/samba/smb.conf
file. You can edit the file usingnano
:sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf
Edit the file as follows:
[global] workgroup = WORKGROUP server string = %h server (Samba) dns proxy = no log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m max log size = 1000 syslog = 0 panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d server role = standalone server passdb backend = tdbsam obey pam restrictions = yes unix password sync = yes passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* . pam password change = yes map to guest = bad user usershare allow guests = yes [printers] comment = All Printers browseable = no path = /var/spool/samba printable = yes guest ok = no read only = yes create mask = 0700 [print$] comment = Printer Drivers path = /var/lib/samba/printers browseable = yes read only = yes guest ok = no [data] comment = /my_folder path = /my_folder browseable = yes read only = no writable = yes guest ok = yes hosts allow = <IP_address> 127.0.0.1 hosts deny = 0.0.0.0/0
Where
<IP_address>
in the[data]
section is the IP address of the computer you are going to connect the network data disk to via NFS. -
Restart Samba and NFS:
sudo service nfs-kernel-server restart sudo service smbd restart
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Test your file server
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Install ACL on the
fileserver-tutorial
VM:Ubuntusudo apt install acl
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Create a directory named
remote
and a file namedtest.txt
on thefileserver-tutorial
VM:Ubuntusudo mkdir /my_folder/remote sudo setfacl -m u:<your_username>:rwx /my_folder/remote echo "Hello world!" > /my_folder/remote/test.txt
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Connect the network disk to your computer via NFS and check if the test file is available:
Linux/macOSWindowsIf needed, install the network disk utility:
sudo apt-get install nfs-common
Create a mount point:
sudo mkdir /remote-test-dir
Attach a network disk:
sudo mount -t nfs <VM_public_IP_address>:/my_folder /remote-test-dir
As as result, the test directory and the file should become available at the mount point.
Note
You may need to configure Windows security policies for access to the file server.
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Run the cmd.exe utility. To do this, use the Windows + R keyboard shortcut and run the
cmd
command. -
From the command line, run:
net use x: \\<VM_public_IP_address>\data
This will create a disk X with the test directory and file.
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How to delete the resources you created
To stop paying for the resources you created:
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Open the
single-node-file-server.tf
configuration file and delete the new infrastructure description from it. -
Apply the changes:
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In the terminal, change to the folder where you edited the configuration file.
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Make sure the configuration file is correct using the command:
terraform validate
If the configuration is correct, the following message is returned:
Success! The configuration is valid.
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Run the command:
terraform plan
The terminal will display a list of resources with parameters. No changes are made at this step. If the configuration contains errors, Terraform will point them out.
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Apply the configuration changes:
terraform apply
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Confirm the changes: type
yes
in the terminal and press Enter.
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