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Mounting S3 Object Storage Files

It is possible to mount S3 Object Storage to your VPS/VDS or personal computer. This way you can access the files and folders of your S3 Object Storage like a local drive. This makes usage more convenient.

All you will need is:

  • access_key
  • secret_key
  • Contabo's S3 URL

For access_key, secret_key and the S3 URL please check here.

Example values​

Linux​

goofys​

For Linux goofys can be used which offers better performance than s3fs-fuse. Please follow the install instructions. In the following example we consider the mount path to be /mnt/foo and the bucket to be mounted foo. Please make sure that you set up your ~/.aws/credentials file with the proper values.

sudo mkdir /mnt/foo
echo 'goofys#foo /mnt/foo fuse _netdev,allow_other,--file-mode=0666,--dir-mode=0777,--endpoint=eu2.contabostorage.com 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab

s3fs-fuse​

For Linux s3fs-fuse can be used. Please follow the install instructions. In the following example we consider the mount path to be /mnt/foo and the bucket to be mounted foo

sudo echo 82046e8110804a43bf29c1ae426a724d:82e69bd7a52076c527154297a76c2233 > /etc/passwd-s3fs
sudo chmod 600 /etc/passwd-s3fs
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/foo
sudo echo "foo /mnt/foo fuse.s3fs _netdev,allow_other,use_path_request_style,url=https://eu2.contabostorage.com 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
sudo mount -a

Windows​

For Windows there are several tools out there. Here two ones are described.

Air Live Drive​

Please follow installation instructions from Air Live Drive. Once installed and started please perform following steps.

  1. Click on Add Cloud Disk. The following screen should appear AirLiveDrive-Add
  2. Select S3. The following screen should appear AirLiveDrive-Add
  3. Please specify following data
    • For REST endpoint the S3 URL, e.g. https://eu2.contabostorage.com
    • For Access Key ID your access_key, e.g. 82046e8110804a43bf29c1ae426a724d
    • For Secret Access Key your secret_key, e.g. 82e69bd7a52076c527154297a76c2233
    • Please check Use Path style addressing model
    • Click OK
    • Click Connect
  4. You are done. The drive with the specified letter should show the contents of your S3 Object Storage

Mountain Duck​

Please follow installation instructions from Mountain Duck. Once installed and started please perform following steps.

  1. You should see a screen like the following. If you don't see it then right click in the toolbar on the duck icon and select Open Connection. AirLiveDrive-Add
  2. Please specify following data
    • For Server the S3 URL without protocol, e.g. eu2.contabostorage.com. Please note NOT to enter with https://
    • For Port specify 443
    • For Access Key ID your access_key, e.g. 82046e8110804a43bf29c1ae426a724d
    • For Secret Access Key your secret_key, e.g. 82e69bd7a52076c527154297a76c2233
    • Click OK
  3. That's it. The drive with the specified letter should show the contents of your S3 Object Storage