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ShareOS – Documentation & UI Walkthrough

ShareOS is a free, modern firmware for D-Link NAS boxes (such as the D-Link DNS-320L-rev-Ax), derived from Alt-F[cite: 47]. Built on Buildroot, Linux (Kernel 6.18.57), and BusyBox, it adopts the proven operating model of OpenWrt (UCI, ubus, rpcd, ucode) and is released under the GPLv2 license[cite: 47].

This wiki page provides a complete visual tour of the ShareOS web interface and explains every feature in detail.

Login & Authentication
Overview (System Dashboard & Live Monitoring)
Storage (Volumes, Drives, RAID & Internal Flash)
Shares (Network Shares, File Browser, Users & Groups)
Services (System Daemons & Autostart)
Apps (App Management, Store & Web Applications)
Cloud (Cloud Sync via rclone)
Paperless-ngx Integration
System (Firmware, Notifications, Network, Hardware & Appearance)

1. Login & Authentication

Before accessing the administration interface, users authenticate via a clean, terminal-inspired login screen[cite: 49, 50, 51]. Administrators log in using the root account[cite: 13, 49]. Enabling the Stay logged in (7 days) toggle keeps the session active in the current browser for a full week[cite: 49, 50, 51]. The login page automatically reflects the globally configured theme (Light or Dark mode), the chosen system accent color, and the optional CRT scanline effect[cite: 4, 39, 49, 50, 51].

Login Screen – Light Mode (Blue Accent): [cite: 50]
Login Screen – Dark Mode (Blue Accent): [cite: 49]
Login Screen – Retro Terminal Look (Dark Mode, Green Accent & Scanlines): [cite: 51]

2. Overview (System Dashboard & Live Monitoring)

The OVERVIEW tab serves as the central dashboard of ShareOS, automatically refreshing all live system metrics every 5 seconds[cite: 5, 6, 48]:

Header Bar: Displays the device hostname (shareos), hardware model (D-Link DNS-320L-rev-Ax), firmware version (ShareOS 0.1.0-beta.10), and IPv4 address on the left[cite: 5, 6, 48]. On the top right, it shows the current uptime status (ONLINE), quick theme toggle (moon icon), power menu button, system clock, and current date[cite: 5, 6, 48].
LOAD: Monitors real-time CPU usage, RAM consumption, board temperature (with board control active status), fan state, Flash usage, and Linux system load averages[cite: 5, 6, 48].
NETWORK (eth0): Features a live 10-minute traffic graph for incoming (rx) and outgoing (tx) data rates alongside link speed (1000 Mbit/s), IPv4 address/subnet, gateway, DNS server, and MAC address[cite: 5, 6, 48].
STATUS, DRIVES & SERVICES: Summarizes firmware and boot state (Flash (UBI)), installed hard drives (sda, sdb), and active background services (9 / 9 running)[cite: 5, 6, 48]. Using the toggle icon on the right side of each section header, users can seamlessly switch between a visual Card View and a compact Table View[cite: 5, 6, 48].
Overview Dashboard – Card View (Light Mode): [cite: 5]
Overview Dashboard – Table View (Light Mode): [cite: 6]
Overview Dashboard – Table View (Dark Mode): [cite: 48]

3. Storage (Volumes, Drives, RAID & Internal Flash)

The STORAGE tab manages physical disks, RAID arrays, power-saving settings, and internal flash memory[cite: 7, 8]:

VOLUMES: Displays configured storage pools such as daten (/mnt/daten on /dev/md0), shown here as an ext4 Mirror (RAID 1) array with both disks active (UU) and designated as the storage location for APPS[cite: 7, 8]. Volumes can be unmounted (Unmount) or removed (Remove) directly from this panel[cite: 7, 8].
DRIVES: Lists all detected physical hard drives (Bay · sda with 2 TB and Bay · sdb with 1 TB), their partition layout (swap and RAID member of md0), and provides actions to query drive health (Read SMART) or wipe individual disks (Erase & format)[cite: 7, 8].
SETTINGS (Spindown & Storage Wizard):
- Spindown: Configures the idle timeout (e.g., 10 minutes) before disks spin down to save power and reduce wear, while also displaying active swap usage (sda1, sdb1) and the application directory (/mnt/daten/.shareos)[cite: 7, 8].
- Set up again: Clicking Start wizard launches the storage setup wizard to format and reconfigure selected disks from scratch[cite: 7, 8].
INTERNAL FLASH: Shows the allocation of the internal 128 MB NAND Flash (UBI), broken down into Settings & packages (/overlay), System (read-only) (/rom), and RAM (tmp) (/tmp)[cite: 7, 8].
Storage Management – Card View: [cite: 7]
Storage Management – Table View: [cite: 8]

4. Shares (Network Shares, File Browser, Users & Groups)

The SHARES tab consolidates file sharing, web-based file management, and user/group access control into four sub-sections: SHARES, FILES, USER, and GROUPS[cite: 9].

4.1 Network Shares & File Services (SMB / NFS)

Configured Shares: Displays active shares (such as test pointing to /mnt/daten/test), enabled protocols (SMB), user permissions (test (rw)), and network paths (\\shareos\test) in either card or table layout[cite: 9, 10].
SMB (Windows, macOS, Linux): Toggles the SMB service, sets the Windows Workgroup (SKYNETGROUP), and provides ready-to-use connection paths for Windows (\\shareos\<freigabe>) and macOS/Linux (smb://10.242.1.20/<freigabe>)[cite: 9, 10].
NFS (Linux, Proxmox): Enables account-free NFS exports restricted by client IP or subnet (files are stored as nobody:users), complete with an example mount command[cite: 9, 10].
Shares Overview – Card View: [cite: 9]
Shares Overview – Table View: [cite: 10]
Creating a New Share (New Share Dialog): [cite: 11]

4.2 Built-in Web File Browser (Files)

Under SHARES → FILES, ShareOS includes a clean web file manager for browsing mounted volumes (such as daten) directly in the browser[cite: 12]. Users can drag and drop files into the window or use the toolbar buttons to create folders (+ New folder), Upload files, Rename, Move, Copy, or Delete items[cite: 12]. A Hidden toggle in the top right reveals or hides dotfiles and system directories[cite: 12].

Web File Browser View: [cite: 12]

4.3 User Management & Alt-F Migration (User)

Under SHARES → USER, accounts and storage quotas are managed[cite: 13, 14, 15]. ShareOS supports three distinct user roles[cite: 13, 14, 15]:

Administrator: Full system access including the web UI and SSH (root is always an administrator)[cite: 13, 14, 15].
User: Access to network shares plus a personal self-service area (“My ShareOS”) in the web interface[cite: 13, 14, 15].
Shares only: Access to SMB/NFS network shares without web interface login privileges[cite: 13, 14, 15].

User List – Table View: [cite: 13]
User List – Card View: [cite: 14]
Switching Back to Table View Before User Creation / Import: [cite: 15]
Creating a New User (New User Form): [cite: 16]
Importing Users from Alt-F (Import from Alt-F Modal): [cite: 17]

4.4 Group Management (Groups)

Under SHARES → GROUPS, administrators can view existing user groups (such as testgroup), delete groups, or click New group to create additional groups for streamlined permission management across network shares[cite: 18, 19].

Groups Overview: [cite: 18]
Creating a New Group (New Group Modal): [cite: 19]

5. Services (System Daemons & Autostart)

The SERVICES tab provides full visibility and control over all background daemons running on the NAS[cite: 20, 21, 22]:

Netzwerkname (mDNS / avahi-daemon): Advertises the NAS on the local network as <name>.local[cite: 20, 21, 22].
Board control (board): Manages fan speed, temperature sensors, physical buttons, and the MCU clock[cite: 20, 21, 22].
Scheduler (crond): Executes scheduled cron jobs and periodic tasks[cite: 20, 21, 22].
SSH / SFTP (dropbear): Provides secure shell and SFTP file transfer access on Port 22[cite: 20, 21, 22].
Time (NTP / ntpd): Synchronizes the system clock and keeps the hardware MCU clock in sync[cite: 20, 21, 22].
API (rpcd), System log (syslogd), System bus (ubus) & Web interface (uhttpd): Core system services powering the web UI and inter-process communication[cite: 20, 21, 22].
Services Status – Table View: [cite: 20]
Services Status – Card View: [cite: 21]
Services Autostart Configuration: [cite: 22]

6. Apps (App Management, Store & Web Applications)

The APPS section extends ShareOS with standalone web applications[cite: 23, 24, 25, 26]. For security isolation, web apps run on their own dedicated port (8081 for HTTP / 8444 for HTTPS) separate from the main administration interface so an app cannot access the admin login session[cite: 2, 3, 23, 24].

6.1 Installed Apps & App Store

Installed Apps – Card View: [cite: 23]
Installed Apps – Table View: [cite: 24]
App Store & Package Upload: [cite: 25]
App Catalog Sources (Sources): [cite: 26]

6.2 Web Applications in Action: Webpad & WebTerm

Webpad Code Editor Running on Port 8444: [cite: 2]
WebTerm Terminal Running on Port 8444: [cite: 3]

7. Cloud (Cloud Sync via rclone)

The CLOUD tab integrates rclone (v1.75.2) to copy or mirror local NAS folders with external cloud storage providers either manually or on a schedule[cite: 27, 28, 29].

Cloud Sync Overview: [cite: 27]
Adding a Cloud Account via WebDAV / Nextcloud: [cite: 28]
Adding a Cloud Account via rclone.conf (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc.): [cite: 29]

8. Paperless-ngx Integration

The PAPERLESS tab connects ShareOS directly to a Paperless-ngx document management server on the network[cite: 30].

Paperless-ngx Settings & Inboxes: [cite: 30]

9. System (Firmware, Notifications, Network, Hardware & Appearance)

The SYSTEM tab is divided into nine sub-menus covering firmware maintenance, alerting, networking, hardware control, logging, and visual customization[cite: 31].