Silver Lining

Prerequisites:
-You need to know the internal IP Address of your Hub - Nominally 192.168.0.1
-You need to know the external IP address of your Hub - Use a website such as Whatis MyIPAdress
       -Ideally you need your Hub to be assigned a Fixed IP, however with some ISP's the Hubs IP almost never changes
-Your MUD must have a Fixed IP - Fine Tuning
-You will need to have an SFTP client installed such as
       -Windows/Mac/Linux = FileZilla
       -Android/iOS (install via Play/App Store) = CX File Explorer

We will be configuring 'Port Forwarding' on your Hub; all Hubs will have a different interface but the process is the same
A Virgin Media Hub3 is used as an example
Download The Full Instructions

1 - Access your Hub
-Select 'Advanced Settings' > 'DHCP'
-Take a note of the 'Starting local address' (the start IP that will issued via DHCP)
       -Normally 192.168.0.10 - Therefore your MUD fixed IP needs to be in the range 192.168.0.2-9

1.1
Configure your MUD with a suitable fixed IP - Fine Tuning


2 - Re-Access your Hub
-Select 'Advanced Settings' > 'Port Forwarding' > 'Create a new rule'
-Configure as follows
       -Local IP = The IP you will assign to your MUD e.g.192.168.0.9
       -Local start port = 22
       -Local end port = 22
       -External start port = The Port number that you assign for external access (nominally in the range 49152 – 65535)
       -External end port = The Port number that you assign for external access (nominally in the range 49152 – 65535)
       -Protocol = TCP
       -Enabled = Yes
       -Select - 'Add rule'

2.1
Example using FileZilla
       -Open 'FileZilla' > 'File' > 'Site Manager' and configure as follows
              -Protocol = SFTP
              -Host = Your Hubs external IP
              -Port = The Port number you assigned above
              -Login Type = Normal
              -User = pi
              -Password = The assigned Password you have configured - Fine Tuning 
              -Select -'OK'

2.2
Enjoy

Your MUD (MyUsbDrive) is now ready to be used as a NAS on your local network. You can manually copy/move files or use your favourite backup software.

To automate the backup we recommend SyncBackFree from '2BrightSparks'.
SyncBackFree

Example: How to install MyUsbDrive as a Source on KODI
Note: Different versions of KODI may vary; However, the process will be similar
⦁ Open Kodi
⦁ Go back to your Home Screen
⦁ Select Videos, Music or Pictures
⦁ Example – “Music”
⦁ Select Files
⦁ Select Add music…
⦁ Select Browse
⦁ ‘Enter the paths or browse for the media locations’
       - Type the following EXACTLY SMB://mud/usbdrive/
       - Note: You can add exact file locations after ‘/usbdrive/……/…..’
⦁ Select Done
⦁ Enter a name for this media source 'MUD'
⦁ Select OK
⦁ ‘Do you want to add the media from this source to your library?’
       - Select No or Yes
⦁ Select 'MUD' and enjoy

Links that you may find useful:
⦁ Download MyUsbDrive (MUD) - Download
⦁ SFTP client
       -Windows/Mac/Linux = FileZilla
       -Android/iOS (install via Play Store) = CX File Explorer
⦁ Copy Images to a SD Card - Etcher or Raspberry Pi Imager
       - Alternative - USB Image Tool
       - Alternative - Win32Disk Imager
⦁ Format a SD Card - SD Card Formatter
⦁ Backup Files - SyncBackFree
⦁ Remote access to MUD; SSH and telnet client - PuTTY
       -Alternative (better) remote access to MUD; SSH and telnet client - MobaXterm
⦁ Latest information about Raspberry PI's - The Raspberry Pi Foundation
⦁ Purchase Hardware - The PI Hut or Pimoroni