Access Raspberry PI files from a Mac

updated 07/12/20. Please send any feedback or questions to Matt Royston-Bishop

Netatalk is a free, open-source implementation of the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP). It allows Unix-like operating systems such as the Raspberry pi to act as file servers for Macs.

If you need to setup your pi then follow the instructions here

How to install Netatalk on a Raspberry PI

Install Netatalk with

sudo apt-install netatalk

Edit the configuration file

sudo nano /etc/netatalk/afp.conf

You should point to the absolute path of the home directory so change it to read as follows

;
; Netatalk 3.x configuration file
;

[Global]
; Global server settings

[Homes]
basedir regex = /home

; [My AFP Volume]
; path = /home/pi

; [My Time Machine Volume]
; path = /path/to/backup
; time machine = yes

On your mac open Finder. ⌘ + K to “Connect to server…” and enter 

afp://[IP address of the pi]

Should look like this

enter the address of your raspberry pi in the window and connect to server

After pressing connect you will see this

Enter your name and password for the server

Name is “pi” and the password is the one you set. If you have not set a password the default  password is “raspberry”

You will now see the home folder appearing in finder, making it possible to drag and drop files.


Tagged #Raspberry PI.