# Set up an NFS Server on Devuan

Pretty straightforward.

Install the necessary packages

```bash
apt-get --no-install-recommends install nfs-kernel-server
```

Create virtual root

```bash
mkdir /nfs # can be /srv, /export or whatever
```

Create a directory (or more) under virtual root directory

```bash
mkdir /nfs/home
```

Mount filesystems to be exported under virtual root directory

```bash
mount --bind /home /nfs/home
```

Make the mount points persistent. Append them to `/etc/fstab`.

```bash
/home /nfs/home none bind 0 0
```

Put the following in `/etc/exports` (assuming access is granted to the clients in the `192.0.2.0/24` IP network. Client access can also be specified as a single host using IP address or fully qualified domain name, or \* character to grant access to all clients).

```nix
/nfs 192.0.2.0/24(insecure,rw,sync,no_subtree_check,crossmnt,fsid=0)
/nfs/home 192.0.2.0/24(insecure,rw,sync,no_subtree_check)
```

Configure the daemon. Edit `/etc/conf.d/nfs`

```nix
OPTS_RPC_NFSD="8 -N 2 -V 3 -V 4 -V 4.1"
```

Start NFS server (assuming OpenRC. See your init system’s documentation)

```bash
rc-service nfs-kernel-server start
```

Start NFS server at boot

```bash
rc-update add nfs-kernel-server default
```

See detailed (and more) instructions on [Gentoo wiki](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Nfs-utils).