## Network storage You can configure both Network File Share (NFS) and Windows samba (CIFS) targets to be used within Home Assistant and add-ons. To list all your currently connected network storages, go to **{% my storage title="Settings > System > Storage" %}** in the UI. {% if page.installation == "os" %}
You need to update to Home Assistant Operating System 10.2 before you can use this feature.
{% else %}
You need to make sure you run a supported Home Assistant Supervised installation with the latest version of the [os-agent](https://github.com/home-assistant/os-agent). Make sure that your supervisor uses [slave bind propagation](https://docs.docker.com/storage/bind-mounts/#configure-bind-propagation) for the data volume.
{% endif %}

Screenshot of the list of network shares inside the storage panel.

### Add a new network storage 1. Go to **{% my storage title="Settings > System > Storage" %}** in the UI. 2. Select **Add network storage**. 3. Fill out all the information for your network storage. 4. Select **Connect**.

Screenshot of connecting a new network storage.

#### Network storage configuration {% configuration_basic "hassio.network_share" %} Name: description: This is the name that will be used for the mounted directory on your system. Usage: description: Here, you select how the target should be used. [See usage types below](#usage-types) Server: description: The IP/hostname of the server running NFS/CIFS. "Protocol3": description: The service the server is using for the network storage. "[NFS]1 Remote share path": description: The path used to connect to the remote storage server. "[CIFS]2 Username": description: The username to use when connecting to the storage server. "[CIFS]2 Password": description: The password to use when connecting to the storage server. "[CIFS]2 Share": description: The share to connect to on the storage server. {% endconfiguration_basic %} 1 _Options prefixed with `[NFS]` are only available for NFS targets._
2 _Options prefixed with `[CIFS]` are only available for CIFS targets._
3 _For the `CIFS` option, only version 2.1+ is supported._
##### Usage types {% configuration_basic "hassio.network_share.usage" %} Backup: description: This will become a target. You can use it in service calls or when manually creating a backup. The first storage you add of this type becomes your new default target. If you want to change the default target, [check out the documentation below](#change-default-backup-location). Media: description: A new directory with the name you gave your network storage will be created under `/media`. This directory can be accessed by Home Assistant and add-ons. Share: description: A new directory with the name you gave your network storage will be created under `/share`. This directory can be accessed by Home Assistant and add-ons. {% endconfiguration_basic %} ### Change default backup location By default, the first network storage of type **Backup** that you add will be set as your default backup target. If you want to change the default backup target, you can do the following: 1. Go to **{% my backup title="Settings > System > Backups" %}** in the UI. 2. Select the menu in the top right of the screen and select the **Change default backup location** option. 3. In the dialog, there is a single option to set the default backup target. 4. Choose the one you want from the list. 5. Select **Save**. This list will contain all the network storage targets you have added of usage type **Backup**. It also contains another option to set it back to use `/backup` again.

Screenshot of changing the default backup target.