Mount S3 bucket to Linux operating system

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

Step 1: Install dependencies

sudo apt update
sudo apt install s3fs -y

Step 2: Store your 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 3: Create a mount point

Create a directory where the S3 bucket will be mounted:

sudo mkdir /mnt/s3bucket

Step 4: 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

Breakdown of the Options:

• BUCKET_NAME: Replace this with your actual bucket name.

• /mnt/s3bucket: The 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=https://idr01.zata.ai with your S3-compatible service's endpoint.

• allow_other: Allows other users to access the mounted directory.

• use_cache=/tmp: Caches 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

Step 5: Verify the mount

sudo df -h

Now you can try to create a new file on your system.

Copy that file to the S3 bucket in your Linux console.

Now back to the Zata.ai dashboard click on the bucket section, select the bucket, and check the content

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,passwd_file=/root/.passwd-s3fs,url=https://idr01.zata.ai,allow_other,use_cache=/tmp,sigv4,use_path_request_style 0 0

Replace BUCKET_NAME with your S3 bucket name.

Before rebooting, you can test if the mount entry in /etc/fstab works properly by running the following command

sudo mount -a

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

sudo ls /mnt/s3bucket

Reboot your machine to confirm that the S3 bucket mounts automatically after a system reboot:

sudo ls /mnt/s3bucket