Filer template installation
In Hostens you are able to install Filer template really easy and fast, only with few mouse clicks:
- Login to the Clients Portal;
- Select at the top of menu the “Services > VPS Hosting” tab;
- Press the “Manage” button at the service table;
- Press the “Install OS” button;
- Choose operating system, agree with warning and press “Continue”;
- Wait for 5-10 minutes and refresh VPS management page.
Filer template contains:
- Rsync tool
- FTP (vsFTPd) service
- Samba (smbclient, smbd) service
1. Rsync usage
1.1. You can securely sync data between target server and the Server by using SSH keys. Instructions how to do that:
a. Generate SSH key on the target server:
ssh-keygen -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa -q -P ""
b. Copy created SSH key to the Server from the target server:
ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub root@storage_server_IP
c. Test connection between the target server and the Filer Server. Execute this command from the target server:
rsync -avz -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null" --progress /home server_IP:/home/storage
2. FTP usage
2.1. “Filer” OS template have FTP service (vsFTPd) installed and ready to use. You can easily login by using any popular FTP client.
Example login details:
FTP hostname: xxxx.hostens.cloud
Username: root
Password: root_user_password
Port: 21
3. SAMBA usage
3.1. Login to the Server SAMBA from another Linux systems:
smbclient //xxxx.hostens.cloud/storage -U root
3.2. In order to connect (mount) Server and Windows systems (to use it as attached storage) use this guide:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4026635/windows-map-a-network-drive
(In “Folder” put your server hostname. For example: \\xxxx.hostens.cloud)
3.3. In order to connect (mount) Server and MAC OS systems (to use it as attached storage) use this guide:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204445
(In “Server Address” enter your server hostname. For example: smb://xxxx.hostens.cloud)