--- title: Making Proxmox into a pretty good NAS | daily.dev description: A guide to turning a Proxmox server into a NAS using a lightweight Linux Container (LXC) to share the host's ZFS filesystem. The setup uses Cockpit as a web UI... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/making-proxmox-into-a-pretty-good-nas-1bejhucdg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Making Proxmox into a pretty good NAS | daily.dev og:description: A guide to turning a Proxmox server into a NAS using a lightweight Linux Container (LXC) to share the host's ZFS filesystem. The setup uses Cockpit as a web UI... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/making-proxmox-into-a-pretty-good-nas-1bejhucdg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1BeJHUCdG.png og:image:alt: Making Proxmox into a pretty good NAS og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Making Proxmox into a pretty good NAS **[apalrd's adventures](https://daily.dev/sources/apalrd)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A guide to turning a Proxmox server into a NAS using a lightweight Linux Container (LXC) to share the host's ZFS filesystem. The setup uses Cockpit as a web UI for managing shares and users, with additional 45Drives modules for Samba integration. The approach avoids adding a full VM or extra filesystem layer, making it suitable for lower-end hardware like a Terramaster unit. Instructions cover installing Cockpit on Debian 11/12 and adding the required 45Drives modules. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I set up a NAS on Proxmox without using a full VM? Use a lightweight Linux Container (LXC) on Proxmox to share the host's ZFS filesystem directly, avoiding an extra filesystem layer or VM overhead. Install Cockpit on Debian 12 (Bookworm) inside the LXC for a web UI, then add the 45Drives Cockpit modules to manage Samba shares and users. This approach runs well on lower-end hardware like a Terramaster unit. _Homelab builders running Proxmox storage setups share configs and tips on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I used Cockpit instead of a full NAS OS, and my spare Linux box finally made sense for home storage](https://daily.dev/posts/i-used-cockpit-instead-of-a-full-nas-os-and-my-spare-linux-box-finally-made-sense-for-home-storage-cebqbkopf) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I switched from Docker to Proxmox LXCs, and managing my home lab finally stopped being a chore](https://daily.dev/posts/i-switched-from-docker-to-proxmox-lxcs-and-managing-my-home-lab-finally-stopped-being-a-chore-vdkk6dlwb) · XDA Developers · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [I stopped throwing out old hardware after discovering Proxmox](https://daily.dev/posts/i-stopped-throwing-out-old-hardware-after-discovering-proxmox-ylxcz9qry) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#proxmox](https://daily.dev/tags/proxmox) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/making-proxmox-into-a-pretty-good-nas-1bejhucdg) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Making Proxmox into a pretty good NAS","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/making-proxmox-into-a-pretty-good-nas-1bejhucdg","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/making-proxmox-into-a-pretty-good-nas-1bejhucdg"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:56:37.519Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T09:38:19.406Z","description":"A guide to turning a Proxmox server into a NAS using a lightweight Linux Container (LXC) to share the host's ZFS filesystem. 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