---
description: The NUT software package is a big step forward in how UPSs report status and events for homelabbers who have the extra kit around anyway.
title: NUT Software – Not That Hard to Crack
image: https://www.storagereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Image-from-iOS.jpg
---

[![Storage Review]()](https://storagereview.com/)

---

[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/@storagereview) [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.twitter.com/storagereview) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/storagereview-com) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/storagereview?sub_confirmation=1) [Email](mailto:info@storagereview.com) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0) [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/StorageReview/) [Discord](https://discord.gg/TwMHb4azdC) [RSS Feed](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview)

[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/@storagereview) [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.com/storagereview) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/storagereview-com) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/storagereview?sub_confirmation=1) [Email](mailto:info@storagereview.com) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0) [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/StorageReview/) [Discord](https://discord.gg/TwMHb4azdC) [RSS Feed](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview)

[![StorageReview.com]()](https://www.storagereview.com)

≡ Menu

- [Home](https://www.storagereview.com/)
- [Storage Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/review)
  - [Consumer Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/consumer)
  - [Enterprise Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise)
  - [Ubiquiti Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/best/ubiquiti-reviews)
- [SR Merch](https://store.storagereview.com)
- [Leaderboards](https://www.storagereview.com/best)
  - [Best Storage Arrays](https://www.storagereview.com/best/storage-arrays)
  - [Best Enterprise SSDs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/enterprise-ssds)
  - [Best Servers](https://www.storagereview.com/best/servers)
  - [Best Desktops for Local AI](https://www.storagereview.com/best/desktops-local-ai)
  - [Best Laptops for Local AI](https://www.storagereview.com/best/laptops-local-ai)
  - [Best Local LLM Tools](https://www.storagereview.com/best/local-llm-tools)
  - [Agentic AI Hardware](https://www.storagereview.com/best/agentic-ai-hardware)
  - [Best SSDs & Hard Drives](https://www.storagereview.com/best_drives)
  - [Best Portable SSDs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/portable-ssds)
  - [Best Business Laptops](https://www.storagereview.com/best/business-laptops)
  - [Best Mobile Workstations](https://www.storagereview.com/best/mobile-workstations)
  - [Best Desktop Workstations](https://www.storagereview.com/best/desktop-workstations)
  - [Best Laptop Battery Life](https://www.storagereview.com/best/laptop-battery-life)
- [Storage Reference Guide](https://www.storagereview.com/storage-reference-guide)
- [About SR](https://www.storagereview.com/about-storagereview)
  - [StorageReview.com Sweepstakes Rules and Regulations](https://www.storagereview.com/storagereview-com-sweepstakes-rules-and-regulations)

Search

[Home](https://www.storagereview.com/) » [Review](https://www.storagereview.com/review) » NUT Software – Not That Hard to Crack

# NUT Software – Not That Hard to Crack

by Jordan Ranous on May 9, 2023

[Enterprise](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise)  ◇  [Power Management](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise/power-management)

Eaton Power recently approached us to demonstrate how their uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units work with home lab enthusiasts in mind. We opted to show how a simple Raspberry Pi can be used as a dedicated management card for an Eaton TrippLite Smart 1500RM2U UPS, paired with the work from the Network UPS Tools project. NUT Software is widely compatible with a range of UPSs, [several thousand are supported](https://networkupstools.org/stable-hcl.html).

![NUT Software on Raspberry Pi]()

## NUT Software Components

Our test environment is very simple, just a UPS and a Pi:

- [Eaton TrippLite Smart 1500RM2U UPS](https://tripplite.eaton.com/smartpro-120v-1-5kva-1-35kw-line-interactive-sine-wave-ups-2u-rack-tower-snmp-card-option-lcd-usb-db9-8-outlets~SMART1500RM2U)
- [Raspberry Pi 4 Model B SBC](https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/)
- [NUT Package](https://networkupstools.org/download.html)

![NUT Software with TrippLite UPS]() Please note that at the time of publishing this article, Raspberry Pi SBCs are difficult to find. You can still obtain them if you are willing to pay a premium or purchase used ones from auction sites, but what we should be clear about is that you don’t need to use a Pi. Nearly any SBC that you can load Linux onto that will support apt will work. The NUT software package is very flexible in this regard.

![NUT Software setup]()

Essential Components for Raspberry Pi SBC:

- Pi board (4B 4GB recommended)
- MicroSD card (32 GB of premium quality)
- Case for the Pi
- USB-C Power Adapter (3.5A)
- Micro-HDMI to HDMI cable
- MicroSD card reader to program the OS
- Kits containing these components can be found online, such as [the CanaKit](https://www.canakit.com/raspberry-pi-4-extreme-aluminum-case-kit.html).

## NUT Software Setup

For this build, we chose Ubuntu Server (https://ubuntu.com/download/server/arm), a stable and reliable option with a strong community. Alternatively, you could use the Raspberry Pi OS (https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/operating-systems/).

![]()

To set up your server, follow these steps:

- Download the [Ubuntu image for IoT 22.04.2 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/download/raspberry-pi/thank-you?version=22.04.2&architecture=server-arm64+raspi)
- Flash the SD card with the image using [Etcher by Balena](https://www.balena.io/etcher).
- Assemble your Raspberry Pi and connect the necessary peripherals (keyboard, mouse, and video).
- Insert the SD card into the Pi and attach power.
- Boot the OS and follow the on-screen instructions to set up your server.

![]() ![]()

Once your server is set up, it’s time to install and configure the Network UPS Tools (NUT) protocol. Follow the detailed instructions provided in this article, which include:

1. Updating and upgrading your system:

`sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get upgrade`

2. Installing NUT:

`sudo apt-get install nut`

3. Adding your user to the NUT group:

`sudo usermod -aG nut <your_username>`

4. Configuring the UPS:

`sudo nano /etc/nut/ups.conf`

Add the following to the end of the file:

`[smart1500rm2u]
 driver = usbhid-ups
port = auto
desc = "Tripp Lite SMART1500RM2U"`

Save and close the file with CTRL-X.

5. Configuring the NUT server:

`sudo nano /etc/nut/upsd.conf`

Change from `127.0.0.1` to `0.0.0.0` to listen to all connections:

`LISTEN 0.0.0.0 3493`

Save and exit.

6. Configuring NUT server access:

`sudo nano /etc/nut/upsd.users`

Add the following lines, replacing `<your_password>` with your actual password:

`[upsmon]
 password = <your_password>
 upsmon master`

7. Configuring the UPS monitor:

`sudo nano /etc/nut/upsmon.conf`

Place the following at the bottom of the file:

`RUN_AS_USER root
 MONITOR smart1500rm2u@localhost 1 <your_username> <your_password> master`

Save and exit.

8. Enabling and starting the services on boot:

`sudo systemctl enable nut-server.service
 sudo systemctl enable nut-monitor.service`

9. Rebooting and verifying the UPS status:

`sudo reboot`

After reboot, login and verify the UPS status:

`upsc smart1500rm2u@localhost`

You should see all the details of your UPS listed.

![]()

Keep in mind, there are many ways to accomplish setting up NUT. Having shown you a down-in-the-weeds approach here, it is good to note that many NAS providers (Looking at you IX Systems – TrueNAS) build NUT right into the GUI with config options that make deployments by home-labbers or some brave SMB users, relatively painless.

There are other options like DZOMAYA’s script that automates the setup – https://github.com/dzomaya/NUTandRpi

Or even a more enterprise solution (Beyond the scope here) is a dedicated management card that will manage a compatible UPS with hardware that is designed for 24x7x365 operation – [https://tripplite.eaton.com/web-management-accessory-card\~WEBCARDLX](https://tripplite.eaton.com/web-management-accessory-card~WEBCARDLX)

There are several clients available to monitor UPS activity. [GAWINDX WinNUT-Client](https://github.com/gawindx/WinNUT-Client) has worked well for us.

![]()

## Conclusion

![]()

In a nutshell, the NUT software package is a big step forward in how UPSs report status and events. Our testing with some of the legacy EATON hardware (https://networkupstools.org/ddl/Eaton/), we were pleased to see that nearly the entire range of hardware offerings has the ability to integrate into monitoring and management systems with any number of DIY or homegrown solutions. For those who want more visibility into their UPS, NUT is definitely worth setting up a server and getting connected.

[NUT Project](https://networkupstools.org/index.html)

**Engage with StorageReview**

[Newsletter](https://www.storagereview.com/storage_newsletter) |  [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/StorageReview "Opens in a new window") | Podcast  [iTunes](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/storagereview-com-storage-reviews/id1060681115 "Opens in a new window")/ [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0 "Opens in a new window") |  [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/ "Opens in a new window") |  [Twitter](https://twitter.com/storagereview "Opens in a new window") |  [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview? "Opens in a new window") |  [RSS Feed](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml)

![]()

### Jordan Ranous

AI Specialist; navigating you through the world of Enterprise AI. Writer and Analyst for Storage Review, coming from a background of Financial Big Data Analytics, Datacenter Ops/DevOps, and CX Analytics. Pilot, Astrophotographer, LTO Tape Guru, and Battery/Solar Enthusiast.

Previous post: [Broadcom MegaRAID 9670W-16i RAID Card Review](https://www.storagereview.com/review/broadcom-megaraid-9670w-16i-raid-card-review)

Next post: [HP Z8 Fury G5 Workstation Review](https://www.storagereview.com/review/hp-z8-fury-g5-workstation-review)

Trusted Vendors

Products and solutions from our affiliate partners:

- [  
  ![Ubiquiti Logo]()  
   Ubiquiti](https://store.ui.com/us/en?a_aid=StorageReview "Opens in a new window")
- [  
  ![Newegg Logo]()  
   Newegg](https://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=g5terNMDhz0&offerid=1207190.18&subid=0&type=4 "Opens in a new window")
- [  
  ![Amazon Logo]() Amazon](https://amzn.to/4fLJUEW "Opens in a new window")

Newsletter

Subscribe to the StorageReview newsletter to stay up to date on the latest news and reviews. We promise no spam!

1  

Leave this field empty if you’re human:

## Advertisement

Content Categories

[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/@storagereview) [X](https://twitter.com/storagereview) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/storagereview-com) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/storagereview?sub_confirmation=1) [Email](mailto:info@storagereview.com) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0) [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/StorageReview/) [Discord](https://discord.gg/TwMHb4azdC) [RSS](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview)

Copyright © 1998-2025 Flying Pig Ventures, LLC Cincinnati, Ohio. All rights reserved.

Manage your privacy

To provide the best experiences, we and our partners use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us and our partners to process personal data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site and show (non-) personalized ads. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.

Click below to consent to the above or make granular choices. Your choices will be applied to this site only. You can change your settings at any time, including withdrawing your consent, by using the toggles on the Cookie Policy, or by clicking on the manage consent button at the bottom of the screen.

Functional Functional Always active

The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.

Preferences Preferences

The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.

Statistics Statistics

The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.

Marketing Marketing

The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

Statistics

Marketing

Features

Always active

Always active

- Manage options
- Manage services
- Manage {vendor\_count} vendors
- [Read more about these purposes](https://cookiedatabase.org/tcf/purposes/)

Accept Deny Manage options Save preferences Manage options

- {title}
- {title}
- {title}

Manage your privacy

To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.

Functional Functional Always active

The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.

Preferences Preferences

The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.

Statistics Statistics

The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.

Marketing Marketing

The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

Statistics

Marketing

Features

Always active

Always active

- Manage options
- Manage services
- Manage {vendor\_count} vendors
- [Read more about these purposes](https://cookiedatabase.org/tcf/purposes/)

Accept Deny Manage options Save preferences Manage options

- {title}
- {title}
- {title}

Manage consent Manage consent

```json
{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/review\/nut-software-not-that-hard-to-crack","url":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/review\/nut-software-not-that-hard-to-crack","name":"NUT Software – Not That Hard to Crack - StorageReview.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/review\/nut-software-not-that-hard-to-crack#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/review\/nut-software-not-that-hard-to-crack#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Image-from-iOS.jpg","datePublished":"2023-05-09T16:03:41+00:00","description":"The NUT software package is a big step forward in how UPSs report status and events for homelabbers who have the extra kit around anyway.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/review\/nut-software-not-that-hard-to-crack#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/review\/nut-software-not-that-hard-to-crack"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/review\/nut-software-not-that-hard-to-crack#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Image-from-iOS.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Image-from-iOS.jpg","width":1920,"height":1440},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/review\/nut-software-not-that-hard-to-crack#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Review","item":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/review"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"NUT Software – Not That Hard to Crack"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/","name":"StorageReview.com","description":"StorageReview.com is a leading provider of news and reviews throughout the entire IT stack - from the datacenter to the edge, and all points in between.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/#organization","name":"StorageReview.com","url":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Storage-Reviews-2-2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Storage-Reviews-2-2.png","width":344,"height":61,"caption":"StorageReview.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.storagereview.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/storagereview","http:\/\/youtube.com\/user\/storagereview"]}]}
```