Install NFS Server/Client

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Update the system and apply updates if there are any

apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

Now insall the NFS server and related packages

apt-get install nfs-kernel-server nfs-common portmap

Next portmap need to be configured

dpkg-reconfigure portmap

Restart portmap service

/etc/init.d/portmap restart

Now define the NFS shares

 nano /etc/exports

Add the folders at the end of exports

/share *(rw,async)

Save the file and restart NFS Server

/etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server restart

That is it, your new NFS server has been configured already. Enjoy it! Now its time to mount the NFS share(s) on clients On client you need to two packages so you can mount the shares, without these packages you will be welcome with errors. So

apt-get install portmap nfs-common

Restart both services (clients)

/etc/init.d/portmap restart
/etc/init.d/nfs-common restart

Now create the folder(s) where you want to mount the shares Add/mount NFS share manually

mount servername:/foldername /localfolder

Replace servername to the IP or host name of NFS server, replace foldername to the folder on NFS share located on NFS server, and replace localfolder to the local folder where you want to mount the NFS share Add/mount NFS share automatically

nano /etc/fstab

servername:/foldername /localfolder nfs rsize=8192,wsize=8192,timeo=14,intr

That is it !