All Storage Servers come pre-installed with a specialized OS template: "Filer (CentOS 7, Rsync, FTP, Samba) (64-bit)."
Important: The default data storage directory on the Storage Server is /home/storage.
The "Filer" OS template includes the following pre-installed services and tools:
Rsync tool
FTP (vsFTPd) service
Samba (smbclient, smbd) service
1. Rsync Usage
1.1. Securely sync data between the target server and the Storage Server using SSH keys. Follow these instructions:
a. Generate an SSH key on the target server (not on the Storage Server):
ssh-keygen -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa -q -P ""
b. Copy the generated SSH key to the Storage Server from the target server:
ssh-copy-id -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub root@storage_server_IP
c. Test the connection between the target server and the Storage Server. Run this command from the target server:
rsync -avz -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null" --progress /home storage_server_IP:/home/storage
2. FTP Usage
2.1. The "Filer" OS template includes an FTP service (vsFTPd), which is ready to use. You can log in using any popular FTP client.
Example login details:
FTP hostname: **xxxx.buycheapvps.com**
Username: **root**
Password: **root_user_password**
Port: **21**
3. Samba Usage
3.1. To log in to the Storage Server SAMBA from another Linux system:
smbclient //xxxx.buycheapvps.com/storage -U root
3.2. In order to connect (mount) Storage Server and Windows systems (to use it as attached storage) use this guide:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/map-a-network-drive-in-windows-29ce55d1-34e3-a7e2-4801-131475f9557d
(In "Folder" put your server hostname.
3.3. In order to connect (mount) Storage Server and MAC OS systems (to use it as attached storage) use this guide:
https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/mac-help/mh17131/mac
(In "Server Address" enter your server hostname.
Note: Storage Server is designed for archiving non-critical data (e.g. backups), therefore additional backups are not being done. Customer is responsible for data recovery (e.g. from secondary storage) in the event of unlikely RAID6 failure (when 3 or more hard drives fail at the same time).
