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--- systems:media_server:create_the_basic_directory_structure_of_the_media_library [2025/05/30 16:15] – created peter
+++ systems:media_server:create_the_basic_directory_structure_of_the_media_library [2025/05/30 16:42] (current) – peter
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 ====== Systems - Media Server - Create the Basic Directory Structure of the Media Library ======
+The directory structure should look like this:
+<code>
+mnt/media/
+├── movies/
+├── tv/
+├── music/
+├── books/
+└── photos/
+</code>
+----
+===== Create the Media Directories =====
+<code bash>
+sudo mkdir -p /mnt/media/movies /mnt/media/tv /mnt/media/music /mnt/media/books /mnt/media/photos
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  All the media directories fall under the centralized **/mnt/media** directory.
+</WRAP>
+----
+===== Verify the Media Directories =====
+<code bash>
+ls -l /mnt/media
+</code>
+returns:
+<code>
+drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 30 16:36 books/
+drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 30 16:36 movies/
+drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 30 16:36 music/
+drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 30 16:36 photos/
+drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 30 16:36 tv/
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  The permissions of the media directories are **root:root**.
+</WRAP>
+----
+===== Change ownership of the directories =====
+<code bash>
+sudo chown -R peter:peter /mnt/media
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  This ensures that the user has access to these directories.
+</WRAP>
+----
+===== Verify the ownership change worked =====
+<code bash>
+ls -l /mnt/media
+</code>
+returns:
+<code>
+drwxr-xr-x 2 peter peter 4096 May 30 16:36 books
+drwxr-xr-x 2 peter peter 4096 May 30 16:36 movies
+drwxr-xr-x 2 peter peter 4096 May 30 16:36 music
+drwxr-xr-x 2 peter peter 4096 May 30 16:36 photos
+drwxr-xr-x 2 peter peter 4096 May 30 16:36 tv
+</code>
+----
+===== Grant Read, Write, and Execute to this user =====
+<code bash>
+sudo chmod -R 770 /mnt/media/
+</code>
+----
+===== Verify the permission change worked =====
+<code bash>
+ls -l /mnt/media
+</code>
+returns:
+<code>
+drwxrwx--- 2 peter peter 4096 May 30 16:36 books
+drwxrwx--- 2 peter peter 4096 May 30 16:36 movies
+drwxrwx--- 2 peter peter 4096 May 30 16:36 music
+drwxrwx--- 2 peter peter 4096 May 30 16:36 photos
+drwxrwx--- 2 peter peter 4096 May 30 16:36 tv
+</code>
+----