WD My Cloud access via Internet
Have a couple of WD MyCloud units..4TB each, DLNA capable, supporting NFS, Samba/Windows, and SSH out of the box, for about $149 each. Great units. If you have IOS, Mac, Android, or Windows, you can load an app and get access to the device from anywhere, over the Internet, and I've enjoyed this immensely while I travel. Nice to be able to stream ANY of my movies (or download them, if the Wifi is slow), from anywhere.
But there's a catch...there is *NO* Linux desktop app. If you're on the local LAN, no problems. Mount it via CIFS or NFS, and use it like any other drive. I finally figured out how to do this over the Internet. Not hard, but you DO need to do a couple of things.
Sadly, thus far, I CANNOT make it mount with anything else other than the root user ID. However, since it's end-to-end encrypted, I'll live with it. |
Great information but I have also found an alternative gui solution work well via file manager (Dolphin in my case).
Set up a new Network Folder via the wizard and, as in TB0ne's example, complete the form as follows : Select Secure Shell (ssh) - click Next > Name : Give any name to identify the Folder such as "WDCloud" User : root Server : your.own.domain or IP address (I use a no-ip domain name so as to never lose my re-connections which can happen in case of eg. a power outage at the remote site) Port : 22 (this entered by default) Protocol : sftp (selected by default) Folder : /DataVolume/shares/Public Select Unicode (UTF8) from drop-down box Tick "Create an icon for this remote folder" After selecting "Save & Connect" > you will be requested for your remote WDCloud password (eg. welc0me) - see TBOne's comment If all correct, as with any other local directory, you will see your remote folders in the File Manger window This is a nice feature, hope it is useful :) |
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