Mount S3 Bucket to Linux operating system

S3fs is a FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) module that allows for mounting an S3 bucket as a local file system on a user’s machine. By utilizing s3fsIts users can seamlessly interact with objects stored in S3 as if they were local files, enabling typical operations like reading, writing, and deleting.

Prerequisite

Neevcloud Bucket - See our Bucket Creation Guide

Access $ Secret Key Pair- See our Access Key Guide

REST Endpoint to follow these links

Linux operating system - create a server

To mount an S3 bucket to a Linux machine, you can use a tool like s3fs.

Step 1: Update and upgrade the system

sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get upgrade -y

Step 2: Install dependencies

sudo apt-get install s3fs -y

Step 3: Set and store credentials

Create a credentials file to store your access and secret keys securely

echo ACCESS_KEY_ID:SECRET_ACCESS_KEY > ~/.passwd-s3fs
chmod 600 ~/.passwd-s3fs

Replace ACCESS_KEY_ID and SECRET_ACCESS_KEY With your actual credentials.

Step 4: Create a mount point

Create a directory where you want to mount the S3 bucket.

sudo mkdir /mnt/s3bucket

Step 5: Mount S3-compatible storage with path style addressing

s3fs BUCKET_NAME /mnt/s3bucket -o passwd_file=~/.passwd-s3fs,url=https://YOUR_S3_ENDPOINT,allow_other,use_cache=/tmp,sigv4,use_path_request_style

• BUCKET_NAME: Replace this with your actual bucket name.

• /mnt/s3bucketThe mount point where the bucket will be mounted.

• -o passwd_file=~/.passwd-s3fs: Specifies the path to the file where your credentials are stored (replace with your own credentials file path if necessary).

• url= s3-api.neevcloud.com with your S3-compatible service's endpoint.

• allow_otherAllows other users to access the mounted directory.

• use_cache=/tmpCaches files locally /tmp to improve performance.

• sigv4: Forces Signature Version 4 signing (needed for most S3-compatible services).

• use_path_request_style: Forces path-style addressing, which is required for some S3-compatible service.

Now, verify the mount

sudo df -h

Now you can try to create a new file.

Now, back to the Neevcloud Dashboard, click on the object storage and check the bucket.

To mount an S3-compatible bucket with path-style addressing permanently (so that it is automatically mounted at boot), you can add an entry to your /etc/fstab file. Here’s how to configure that:

Open /etc/fstab in an editor

sudo vi /etc/fstab

Add an entry to mount your S3 bucket. The format should look like this:

s3fs#Bucket_Name /mnt/s3bucket fuse _netdev,nonempty,allow_other,url=https://s3-api.neevcloud.com,use_path_request_style,passwd_file=/root/.passwd-s3fs 0 0

Replace BUCKET_NAME With your S3 bucket name.

Now, check if the mount entry in /etc/fstab works properly by running the following command

sudo mount -a

Now, reload the daemon service

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Now, reboot the system and check the mount directory.

df -h

Verify the Mount:- To confirm that the bucket is mounted, list the contents of your mount point.

ls /mnt/s3bucket/