From 829704e09e20431f291829c3f4a1317ee299094f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "CanbiZ (MickLesk)" <47820557+MickLesk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:45:56 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] pve-tool: storage share helper script for Proxmox

This script provides a menu-driven interface for managing various storage types in Proxmox, including SMB, NFS, and iSCSI. It includes functions for testing mounts, adding storage, and managing LXC mountpoints.
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 tools/pve/storage-share-helper.sh | 517 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 517 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tools/pve/storage-share-helper.sh

diff --git a/tools/pve/storage-share-helper.sh b/tools/pve/storage-share-helper.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4931dd16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pve/storage-share-helper.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,517 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ)
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/main/LICENSE
+
+set -eEuo pipefail
+
+function header_info() {
+  clear
+  cat <<"EOF"
+    _____ __                                 ___    _________ 
+   / ___// /_____  _________ _____ ____     /   |  /  _/ __ \
+   \__ \/ __/ __ \/ ___/ __ `/ __ `/ _ \   / /| |  / // / / /
+  ___/ / /_/ /_/ / /  / /_/ / /_/ /  __/  / ___ |_/ // /_/ / 
+ /____/\__/\____/_/   \__,_/\__, /\___/  /_/  |_/___/_____/  
+                            /____/                            
+
+ Proxmox Storage Allrounder
+ SMB | NFS | iSCSI | LVM-on-iSCSI | LXC Mountpoints | Host Shares
+EOF
+}
+
+YW="\033[33m"
+BL="\033[36m"
+GN="\033[1;92m"
+RD="\033[01;31m"
+CL="\033[m"
+
+msg_info() { echo -e "${BL}[INFO]${CL} ${YW}$1${CL}"; }
+msg_ok() { echo -e "${GN}[OK]${CL} $1"; }
+msg_warn() { echo -e "${YW}[WARN]${CL} $1"; }
+msg_error() { echo -e "${RD}[ERROR]${CL} $1"; }
+
+pause() {
+  read -r -p "Press Enter to continue..." _
+}
+
+require_root() {
+  if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+    msg_error "Run this script as root."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+require_pve() {
+  if ! command -v pct >/dev/null 2>&1 || ! command -v pvesm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_error "This script must run on a Proxmox VE host (pct/pvesm missing)."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+ensure_packages() {
+  local packages=()
+
+  command -v whiptail >/dev/null 2>&1 || packages+=("whiptail")
+  command -v mount.cifs >/dev/null 2>&1 || packages+=("cifs-utils")
+  command -v showmount >/dev/null 2>&1 || packages+=("nfs-common")
+  command -v iscsiadm >/dev/null 2>&1 || packages+=("open-iscsi")
+
+  if [[ ${#packages[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+    msg_info "Installing required packages: ${packages[*]}"
+    apt update >/dev/null 2>&1
+    apt install -y "${packages[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    msg_ok "Dependencies installed"
+  fi
+}
+
+confirm_start() {
+  whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "Storage Share Allrounder" \
+    --yesno "This AIO wizard can test and configure SMB/NFS/iSCSI, create/remove Proxmox storages, manage LXC mountpoints and optionally create host shares. Proceed?" 12 96
+}
+
+read_input() {
+  local title="$1"
+  local prompt="$2"
+  local default_value="${3:-}"
+
+  whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "$title" \
+    --inputbox "$prompt" 11 84 "$default_value" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3
+}
+
+read_password() {
+  local title="$1"
+  local prompt="$2"
+
+  whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "$title" \
+    --passwordbox "$prompt" 11 84 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3
+}
+
+confirm_yes_no() {
+  local title="$1"
+  local prompt="$2"
+
+  whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "$title" \
+    --yesno "$prompt" 11 84
+}
+
+manual_smb_test() {
+  header_info
+  local server share username password domain vers mount_dir mount_opts
+
+  server=$(read_input "SMB Test" "SMB server/IP (e.g. 10.0.1.9)") || return
+  share=$(read_input "SMB Test" "Share name (without leading //)" "Proxmox") || return
+  username=$(read_input "SMB Test" "Username" "proxmox") || return
+  password=$(read_password "SMB Test" "Password for ${username}") || return
+  domain=$(read_input "SMB Test" "Domain/Workgroup (optional, leave empty if not needed)") || return
+  vers=$(read_input "SMB Test" "SMB version (e.g. 3.0, 3.1.1)" "3.1.1") || return
+  mount_dir="/mnt/test-smb"
+
+  mkdir -p "$mount_dir"
+
+  mount_opts="username=${username},password=${password},vers=${vers},sec=ntlmssp"
+  if [[ -n "$domain" ]]; then
+    mount_opts+=";domain=${domain}"
+  fi
+
+  msg_info "Testing SMB mount on ${mount_dir}"
+  if mount -t cifs "//${server}/${share}" "$mount_dir" -o "${mount_opts//;/,}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    touch "${mount_dir}/smb-test-$(date +%s)" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    umount "$mount_dir" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    msg_ok "SMB test successful"
+  else
+    msg_error "SMB test failed. Check network/firewall/credentials/share permissions."
+  fi
+
+  pause
+}
+
+manual_nfs_test() {
+  header_info
+  local server export_path mount_dir
+
+  server=$(read_input "NFS Test" "NFS server/IP (e.g. 10.0.6.159)") || return
+  export_path=$(read_input "NFS Test" "NFS export path (e.g. /srv/proxmox-nfs)") || return
+  mount_dir="/mnt/test-nfs"
+
+  mkdir -p "$mount_dir"
+
+  msg_info "Testing NFS mount on ${mount_dir}"
+  if mount -t nfs "${server}:${export_path}" "$mount_dir" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    touch "${mount_dir}/nfs-test-$(date +%s)" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    umount "$mount_dir" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    msg_ok "NFS test successful"
+  else
+    msg_error "NFS test failed. Check export/firewall/network permissions."
+  fi
+
+  pause
+}
+
+manual_iscsi_discovery() {
+  header_info
+  local portal
+
+  portal=$(read_input "iSCSI Discovery" "iSCSI portal IP/FQDN (e.g. 10.0.1.20)") || return
+  msg_info "Running iSCSI target discovery on ${portal}"
+  if iscsiadm -m discovery -t sendtargets -p "$portal"; then
+    msg_ok "iSCSI discovery completed"
+  else
+    msg_error "iSCSI discovery failed"
+  fi
+
+  pause
+}
+
+add_smb_storage() {
+  header_info
+  local storage_id server share username password content nodes options
+
+  storage_id=$(read_input "Add SMB/CIFS Storage" "Storage ID (unique, e.g. smb-media)") || return
+  server=$(read_input "Add SMB/CIFS Storage" "SMB server/IP") || return
+  share=$(read_input "Add SMB/CIFS Storage" "Share name (without //)") || return
+  username=$(read_input "Add SMB/CIFS Storage" "Username") || return
+  password=$(read_password "Add SMB/CIFS Storage" "Password for ${username}") || return
+  content=$(read_input "Add SMB/CIFS Storage" "Content types (comma separated)" "backup,iso,vztmpl,snippets") || return
+  nodes=$(read_input "Add SMB/CIFS Storage" "Nodes (optional, comma separated)") || return
+  options=$(read_input "Add SMB/CIFS Storage" "Mount options (optional, e.g. vers=3.1.1,domain=WORKGROUP)") || return
+
+  local cmd=(pvesm add cifs "$storage_id" --server "$server" --share "$share" --username "$username" --password "$password" --content "$content")
+  [[ -n "$nodes" ]] && cmd+=(--nodes "$nodes")
+  [[ -n "$options" ]] && cmd+=(--options "$options")
+
+  if "${cmd[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_ok "SMB storage '${storage_id}' added"
+  else
+    msg_error "Failed to add SMB storage '${storage_id}'"
+  fi
+
+  pause
+}
+
+add_nfs_storage() {
+  header_info
+  local storage_id server export_path content nodes options
+
+  storage_id=$(read_input "Add NFS Storage" "Storage ID (unique, e.g. nfs-vmdata)") || return
+  server=$(read_input "Add NFS Storage" "NFS server/IP") || return
+  export_path=$(read_input "Add NFS Storage" "Export path") || return
+  content=$(read_input "Add NFS Storage" "Content types (comma separated)" "images,rootdir") || return
+  nodes=$(read_input "Add NFS Storage" "Nodes (optional, comma separated)") || return
+  options=$(read_input "Add NFS Storage" "Mount options (optional)") || return
+
+  local cmd=(pvesm add nfs "$storage_id" --server "$server" --export "$export_path" --content "$content")
+  [[ -n "$nodes" ]] && cmd+=(--nodes "$nodes")
+  [[ -n "$options" ]] && cmd+=(--options "$options")
+
+  if "${cmd[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_ok "NFS storage '${storage_id}' added"
+  else
+    msg_error "Failed to add NFS storage '${storage_id}'"
+  fi
+
+  pause
+}
+
+add_iscsi_storage() {
+  header_info
+  local storage_id portal target nodes
+
+  storage_id=$(read_input "Add iSCSI Storage" "Storage ID (unique, e.g. iscsi-synology)") || return
+  portal=$(read_input "Add iSCSI Storage" "Portal IP/FQDN") || return
+  target=$(read_input "Add iSCSI Storage" "Target IQN (e.g. iqn.2000-01.com.synology:...)") || return
+  nodes=$(read_input "Add iSCSI Storage" "Nodes (optional, comma separated)") || return
+
+  local cmd=(pvesm add iscsi "$storage_id" --portal "$portal" --target "$target")
+  [[ -n "$nodes" ]] && cmd+=(--nodes "$nodes")
+
+  if "${cmd[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_ok "iSCSI storage '${storage_id}' added"
+  else
+    msg_error "Failed to add iSCSI storage '${storage_id}'"
+  fi
+
+  pause
+}
+
+add_lvm_on_base_storage() {
+  header_info
+  local storage_id base_storage vgname content shared
+
+  storage_id=$(read_input "Add LVM Storage" "LVM Storage ID (unique, e.g. lvm-iscsi01)") || return
+  base_storage=$(read_input "Add LVM Storage" "Base storage ID (usually iSCSI storage ID)") || return
+  vgname=$(read_input "Add LVM Storage" "Volume Group name on target") || return
+  content=$(read_input "Add LVM Storage" "Content types (comma separated)" "images,rootdir") || return
+  shared=$(read_input "Add LVM Storage" "Shared across nodes? 1=yes, 0=no" "1") || return
+
+  local cmd=(pvesm add lvm "$storage_id" --base "$base_storage" --vgname "$vgname" --content "$content" --shared "$shared")
+  if "${cmd[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_ok "LVM storage '${storage_id}' added"
+  else
+    msg_error "Failed to add LVM storage '${storage_id}'"
+  fi
+
+  pause
+}
+
+remove_storage() {
+  header_info
+  local storage_id
+
+  storage_id=$(read_input "Remove Storage" "Storage ID to remove") || return
+  confirm_yes_no "Remove Storage" "Really remove storage '${storage_id}' from Proxmox config?" || return
+
+  if pvesm remove "$storage_id" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_ok "Storage '${storage_id}' removed"
+  else
+    msg_error "Failed to remove storage '${storage_id}'"
+  fi
+
+  pause
+}
+
+find_next_mp_slot() {
+  local ctid="$1"
+  local used
+
+  used=$(pct config "$ctid" | awk -F: '/^mp[0-9]+:/ {gsub("mp", "", $1); print $1}')
+  for i in $(seq 0 255); do
+    if ! grep -qx "$i" <<<"$used"; then
+      echo "$i"
+      return
+    fi
+  done
+
+  echo ""
+}
+
+add_lxc_mountpoint() {
+  header_info
+  local ctid host_path ct_path mp_slot
+
+  ctid=$(read_input "LXC Mountpoint" "Container ID (CTID)") || return
+  host_path=$(read_input "LXC Mountpoint" "Host path (must exist, e.g. /mnt/pve/smb-media)") || return
+  ct_path=$(read_input "LXC Mountpoint" "Container path (e.g. /mnt/media)") || return
+
+  if ! pct config "$ctid" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_error "Container ${ctid} not found"
+    pause
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if [[ ! -d "$host_path" ]]; then
+    msg_error "Host path does not exist: ${host_path}"
+    pause
+    return
+  fi
+
+  mp_slot=$(find_next_mp_slot "$ctid")
+  if [[ -z "$mp_slot" ]]; then
+    msg_error "No free mp slot available for container ${ctid}"
+    pause
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if pct set "$ctid" -mp"$mp_slot" "$host_path",mp="$ct_path" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_ok "Added mp${mp_slot}: ${host_path} -> ${ct_path} on CT ${ctid}"
+    msg_warn "If CT is unprivileged, ensure UID/GID mapping and filesystem permissions fit your workload."
+  else
+    msg_error "Failed to add mountpoint to CT ${ctid}"
+  fi
+
+  pause
+}
+
+remove_lxc_mountpoint() {
+  header_info
+  local ctid mp_key
+
+  ctid=$(read_input "Remove LXC Mountpoint" "Container ID (CTID)") || return
+  mp_key=$(read_input "Remove LXC Mountpoint" "Mountpoint key (e.g. mp0, mp1)") || return
+
+  if ! pct config "$ctid" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_error "Container ${ctid} not found"
+    pause
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if pct set "$ctid" -delete "$mp_key" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_ok "Removed ${mp_key} from CT ${ctid}"
+  else
+    msg_error "Failed to remove ${mp_key} from CT ${ctid}"
+  fi
+
+  pause
+}
+
+list_lxc_mountpoints() {
+  header_info
+  local ctid
+
+  ctid=$(read_input "List LXC Mountpoints" "Container ID (CTID)") || return
+  if ! pct config "$ctid" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_error "Container ${ctid} not found"
+    pause
+    return
+  fi
+
+  echo -e "${BL}Mountpoints for CT ${ctid}${CL}\n"
+  pct config "$ctid" | awk '/^mp[0-9]+:/{print}'
+  echo
+  pause
+}
+
+host_create_samba_share() {
+  header_info
+  local share_name share_path user_name user_pass
+
+  share_name=$(read_input "Host Samba Share" "Share name (e.g. data)") || return
+  share_path=$(read_input "Host Samba Share" "Share path on host (e.g. /srv/samba/data)" "/srv/samba/${share_name}") || return
+  user_name=$(read_input "Host Samba Share" "Linux/Samba username") || return
+  user_pass=$(read_password "Host Samba Share" "Password for ${user_name}") || return
+
+  msg_info "Installing Samba on host if needed"
+  apt update >/dev/null 2>&1
+  apt install -y samba >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+  mkdir -p "$share_path"
+  getent group sambashare >/dev/null 2>&1 || groupadd sambashare
+  id "$user_name" >/dev/null 2>&1 || useradd -M -s /usr/sbin/nologin -G sambashare "$user_name"
+  usermod -aG sambashare "$user_name"
+  chown -R root:sambashare "$share_path"
+  chmod 2775 "$share_path"
+
+  if ! (
+    echo "$user_pass"
+    echo "$user_pass"
+  ) | smbpasswd -s -a "$user_name" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_error "Failed to set Samba password for ${user_name}"
+    pause
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if ! grep -q "^\[${share_name}\]" /etc/samba/smb.conf; then
+    cat <<EOF >>/etc/samba/smb.conf
+
+[${share_name}]
+   comment = Proxmox Host Share (${share_name})
+   path = ${share_path}
+   browseable = yes
+   read only = no
+   guest ok = no
+   create mask = 0664
+   directory mask = 2775
+   valid users = @sambashare
+EOF
+  fi
+
+  testparm -s >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+    msg_error "Samba config validation failed (testparm). Check /etc/samba/smb.conf"
+    pause
+    return
+  }
+
+  systemctl enable --now smbd nmbd >/dev/null 2>&1
+  systemctl restart smbd nmbd >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+  msg_ok "Host SMB share created: //$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')/${share_name}"
+  msg_warn "Best practice: prefer running Samba in a dedicated LXC/VM for cleaner host separation."
+
+  pause
+}
+
+host_create_nfs_export() {
+  header_info
+  local export_path subnet options
+
+  export_path=$(read_input "Host NFS Export" "Export path on host (e.g. /srv/proxmox-nfs)" "/srv/proxmox-nfs") || return
+  subnet=$(read_input "Host NFS Export" "Allowed subnet/CIDR (e.g. 10.0.0.0/16)") || return
+  options=$(read_input "Host NFS Export" "Export options" "rw,sync,no_subtree_check,no_root_squash") || return
+
+  msg_info "Installing NFS server on host if needed"
+  apt update >/dev/null 2>&1
+  apt install -y nfs-kernel-server >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+  mkdir -p "$export_path"
+  chmod 0770 "$export_path"
+
+  if ! grep -qE "^${export_path//\//\/}[[:space:]]+${subnet//\//\/}\(" /etc/exports; then
+    echo "${export_path} ${subnet}(${options})" >>/etc/exports
+  fi
+
+  exportfs -ra >/dev/null 2>&1
+  systemctl enable --now nfs-kernel-server >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+  msg_ok "Host NFS export created: ${export_path} ${subnet}(${options})"
+  msg_warn "Best practice: use host exports carefully; dedicated storage VM/LXC is often cleaner."
+  pause
+}
+
+show_status() {
+  header_info
+  echo -e "${BL}pvesm status${CL}"
+  pvesm status || true
+  echo
+  echo -e "${BL}Mounted /mnt/pve paths${CL}"
+  mount | grep /mnt/pve || true
+  echo
+  echo -e "${BL}Mounted CIFS/NFS/iSCSI related paths${CL}"
+  mount | grep -E ' type (cifs|nfs|nfs4)' || true
+  echo
+  echo -e "${BL}iSCSI sessions${CL}"
+  iscsiadm -m session 2>/dev/null || true
+  echo
+  pause
+}
+
+main_menu() {
+  while true; do
+    local choice
+    choice=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "Storage Share Allrounder" \
+      --menu "Select action:" 30 110 20 \
+      "1" "SMB: manual mount test" \
+      "2" "NFS: manual mount test" \
+      "3" "iSCSI: discovery test" \
+      "4" "Proxmox: add SMB/CIFS storage" \
+      "5" "Proxmox: add NFS storage" \
+      "6" "Proxmox: add iSCSI storage" \
+      "7" "Proxmox: add LVM on base storage (e.g. iSCSI)" \
+      "8" "Proxmox: remove storage definition" \
+      "9" "LXC: add bind mountpoint (pct set -mpX)" \
+      "10" "LXC: remove mountpoint (pct set -delete mpX)" \
+      "11" "LXC: list mountpoints" \
+      "12" "Host: install Samba + create SMB share" \
+      "13" "Host: install NFS server + create export" \
+      "14" "Show storage/mount/iSCSI status" \
+      "0" "Exit" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3) || break
+
+    case "$choice" in
+    1) manual_smb_test ;;
+    2) manual_nfs_test ;;
+    3) manual_iscsi_discovery ;;
+    4) add_smb_storage ;;
+    5) add_nfs_storage ;;
+    6) add_iscsi_storage ;;
+    7) add_lvm_on_base_storage ;;
+    8) remove_storage ;;
+    9) add_lxc_mountpoint ;;
+    10) remove_lxc_mountpoint ;;
+    11) list_lxc_mountpoints ;;
+    12) host_create_samba_share ;;
+    13) host_create_nfs_export ;;
+    14) show_status ;;
+    0) break ;;
+    *) ;;
+    esac
+  done
+}
+
+header_info
+require_root
+require_pve
+ensure_packages
+confirm_start || exit 0
+main_menu
+
+header_info
+msg_ok "Finished."