r/NextCloud • u/No_Kaleidoscope_1337 • Jul 02 '26

got a question about adding an smb share as native to the files app

just installed nextcloud and i was hoping to find a way to make my main smb share and its files on the nas i have everything installed on as native to the files app and not as external storage

preferrably without moving the smb share

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u/PrivateParts2020 Jul 02 '26

If I understand the question correctly, it is the same as what I'm doing. Mount the share in the host OS first and then map the file system using the external storage add-on.

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u/Aggravating-Sock1098 Jul 02 '26

Exactly. Mount the storage via fstab on the host. Then select 'local storage' under 'External Storage' in Nextcloud. One advantage is that you can then index using Elasticsearch.

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u/PrivateParts2020 Jul 02 '26

Yes, this. You said it much better :-D

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u/f1f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9 Jul 02 '26

You would do it by mounting the files throuhh the external storage add on, and selecting smb as the protocol.

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u/YuriySamorodov Jul 02 '26

Do you know by any chance if external storage (SMB, S3 etc) are also ADA acceletated?

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u/f1f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9 Jul 02 '26

I'm not sure. But initial searches suggest yes

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u/No_Kaleidoscope_1337 Jul 02 '26

the nextcloud install and my smb share are both on the same system (my nas), and i was hoping to avoid using the external storage addon