Openfiler is a Linux distribution that was designed for network server. We can easily build a powerful file server using Openfiler. This tutorial will show you how to install Openfiler from the beginning. First you must download the ISO file of the latest version of Openfiler. Boot your computer or virtual machine using the ISO file.
On the first screen press Enter to start the installation wizard.
Select your keyboard layout. You can skip and press Next if you are unsure.
Select the disk partitioning scheme. You can use Remove all partitions on selected drive and create default layout if you want to use the whole disk.
Now we need to configure the network devices. On this section we need to specify the IP address for the network interface.
Select the time zone from the map
Give the root password and confirm it
Then the installation will continue
When the installation finished, reboot your computer. You can then access the web config using the following address: https://yourserveripaddress:446. Login using user openfiler and password password