Today we are going to be showing you how to install Openmediavault 6 on a Raspberry Pi 4. If you would like to see more like this. Check out our Raspberry Pi series episodes.

Openmediavault 6 is now stable and Openmediavault 5 is now at the end of life (EOL) which means it will no longer get any more development or security patches. So if you are using Openmediavault 5 you will need to upgrade now. Follow our guide here.

If you are looking to install Openmediavault with a fresh installation then follow our guide below.

What is Openmediavault 6?

OpenMediaVault 6 (OMV) is an open source, Network Attached Storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux. Once installed on a Raspberry Pi 4 it will create a fully-fledged server solution.

OMV 6 has a beautiful graphical user interface (GUI) that can be used to fully configure the server. Including setting up user accounts, file shares, docker, and Portainer as well as a mountain of plugins to extend its functionality.

In this guide, we will be installing Openmediavault 6 on a Raspberry Pi 4. If you are ready please read our prerequisites below to make sure you have everything you need to start the installation.

Difficulty = Easy

Prerequisites:

• Raspberry Pi 4 with external USB hard drive storage.
• Raspberry Pi OS Lite (Bullseye) version installed on an SD card, USB attached solid-state drive (SSD), or USB Flash Drive. Follow our guide here
• A device to connect to the Raspberry Pi 4 over the network via SSH.
• An Internet connection
• Your Raspberry Pi’s IP address. (Follow our guide to find out your Raspberry Pi’s IP address)

How to Install Openmediavault 6 on Raspberry Pi 4

Step1: Connect to your Raspberry Pi using SSH and update it.

Open a terminal window and connect to your Raspberry Pi 4 over SSH. If you’re on the latest version of Windows 11 you can use the cmd terminal or Powershell. If not you will need PuTTY. Follow our installation guide here.

Connect to your Raspberry Pi over SSH on Linux type.

ssh [email protected]

The first thing we need to do is to update and upgrade the Raspberry Pi OS to ensure it has all the latest package updates installed.

sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Openmediavault 6 by running the bash Install script

Type the following into your terminal to execute the OMV bash install script from Github (Note the installation can take up to 30 minutes to complete).

sudo wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenMediaVault-Plugin-Developers/installScript/master/install | sudo bash

Please note: if you have made any SSH port or username changes installing OMV using this script will reset them.

Towards the end, the OMV install script closes the active SSH connection. This is completely normal and as expected as the install script will change the network and user settings.

Important!. You will need to wait a few minutes before trying to access the OMV 6 Dashboard through a browser. This is because the OMV install script will be finishing up in the background.

Step 3: Connect and log into the Openmediavault dashboard.

Navigate to your chosen browser and connect to the Openmediavault interface by putting your Raspberry Pi IP Address into the address bar:

http://PIIPADDRESS

You have now successfully installed Openmediavault 6 on your Raspberry Pi 4.

To log in the default Username and Password is:

Username: admin
Password: openmediavault

This concludes today’s guide.

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