Use a NAS drive with Sonos
A network-attached storage (NAS) drive is a standalone hard drive that is connected to your network. A NAS drive stays online without the use of a computer, making your music library songs accessible by your Sonos system without having to rely on a computer staying powered on.
Your NAS drive must be configured to use either the SMBv2 or SMBv3 file sharing protocol in order to share its library with your Sonos system. Consult your NAS drive’s manual for information on how to check or change the SMB setting.
Older Sonos systems that use the S1 Controller app have more limited SMB requirements. See the “NAS shares on Sonos S1” section below for more details.
Before you start
You’ll need the network path to the music folder on your NAS drive. The path can use the NAS drive’s hostname or the IP address. If you’re not sure what your NAS drive’s path is, consult your NAS drive’s user manual or support documentation.
Some common examples are:
- By IP address: \\<IP Address>\Music
- WD MyCloud: \\WDMYCLOUD\Public
- Apple Time Capsule: \\<TimeCapsuleName>\Data
If you’ve set a username and password for the shared music folder, you’ll need to enter these during setup.
Add your NAS drive to Sonos
Sonos app for iOS or Android
Sonos app version 80.0
This setting is not currently available in the Sonos app for iOS or Android, but it will return in a future update.
As a temporary workaround, please use the Sonos app for macOS or Windows to manage and update your music library.
- Go to the Settings menu.
- Select Manage next to the name of your system.
- Select Music Library, then Music Library Setup.
- Select Add Shared Music Folder.
- Enter the path to your NAS drive as well as a username and password (if required). If you have not set a username and password, you can leave these fields blank.
- Select Next.
Sonos S1 Controller for iOS or Android
- From the Settings tab, select System.
- Under System Settings, select Music Library, then Music Library Setup.
- Select Add Shared Music Folder.
- Enter the path to your NAS drive as well as a username and password (if required). If you have not set a username and password, you can leave these fields blank.
- Select Next.
Sonos apps for macOS or Windows
- From the Manage menu, click Music Library Settings.
- Click + (plus) on macOS, or Add if you are using Windows.
- Select Networked device (ex. NAS drive).
- Enter the path to your NAS drive and click Next.
- Enter the username and password for the folder on your NAS drive (if required). If you have not set a username and password you can leave these fields blank.
- Click Next.
NAS shares on Sonos S1
If you use a NAS with the Sonos S1 Controller app, the NAS must support the SMBv1/CIFS file sharing protocol. There are known security risks when using SMBv1 for file sharing. If choosing to use SMBv1 for legacy reasons, please recognize that the authentication and encryption protections offered by SMBv2, and especially SMBv3 are not available to your network. Please note that using SMBv1 may leave the data on your NAS vulnerable to unauthorized access.
We recommend updating to Sonos S2 to use later versions of SMB when connecting your NAS to Sonos.