goofy mounts COS to VCS (Linux).

Introduction

This guide explains how to mount Cloud Object Storage (COS) onto Linux virtual compute instances using Goofys. It covers preparing a COS bucket, configuring access keys, creating a mount folder, and running Goofys to connect. With these steps, users can seamlessly integrate COS as a local file system for easier data access and management.

Reference documents

goofys Github
Linux Tutorial and Examples on Mounting S3 Storage Space using Goofys

System Description

• Cloud platform: TWCC
• OS type: Ubuntu
• OS version: 20.04

Prerequisites: Create COS Bucket

1. Log in to TWCC
   

2. Select Cloud Object Storage
   

3. Select [+Create] and enter the bucket name.

   Bucket names must be unique!

   

4. Upload any file to test
   

Process Overview

1. Download goofys
2. Set permissions
3. Set the key
4. Create a mounted folder
5. Verify test
6. Unmount S3 Bucket

Demonstration

1. Download goofys

wget https://github.com/kahing/goofys/releases/latest/download/goofys

2. Set permissions

chmod +x goofys

3. Configure Keys

Create the ~/.aws directory

mkdir ~/.aws

Create the ~/.aws/credentials configuration file

vim ~/.aws/credentials

[default] aws_access_key_id = AKID1234567890 aws_secret_access_key = MY-SECRET-KEY [twcc_cos] aws_access_key_id = AKID1234567890 aws_secret_access_key = MY-SECRET-KEY

4. Create a mounted folder

mkdir cos_folder

5. Use goofys for mounting

./goofys --profile twcc_cos --endpoint https://cos.twcc.ai buffet cos_folder/

/usr/bin/fusermount -u mount_point