https://github.com/dtc-united/smb-for-steam-on-linux

An easy way to mount the Steam Library on your NAS in Linux
https://github.com/dtc-united/smb-for-steam-on-linux

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An easy way to mount the Steam Library on your NAS in Linux

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dtc-united/smb-for-steam-on-linux
• Owner: DTC-United
• Created: 2024-12-14T23:05:03.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-12-14T23:36:08.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-15T00:21:25.062Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: connect, linux, mount, nas, steam
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• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Add the games from your NAS in Linux

MAKE SURE YOU INSTALL STEAM DIRECTLY, NOT AS AN FLATPAK!

### Open your terminal and enter

````

id -u

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and 

````

id -g

````

Write these numbers down somewhere

### Now type in

````

sudo su

````

### Enter your password and then type

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sudo nano /etc/fstab

````

### Add the following at the end of the file (in a new line)

````

//[IP or Hostname of your NAS]/[Path to Steamapps folder]/steamapps /home/[Your Linux User]/.local/share/Steam/steamapps cifs uid=[value of id -u],gid=[value of id -g],user=[username for your NAS],password=[password for your NAS] 0 0

````

`````

e.g. //truenas.local/games/steam/steamapps /home/user/.local/share/Steam/steamapps cifs uid=1000,gid=1001,user=exampleuser,password=supersecret 0 0

`````

press `ctrl + x`

press `y`

press `enter`

### Now enter the following in your terminal

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sudo mount -a

````

and 

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systemctl daemon-reload

````

### Congratulations! You have now linked your SteamLibrary on your NAS with your Steamlibrary on your PC.