Filer template installation
In Hostens you are able to install the Filer template really easy and fast, only with few mouse clicks:
Login to the Clients Portal;
Select at the top of the 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 the 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:
(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:
(In “Server Address” enter your server hostname.
For example:
smb://xxxx.hostens.cloud)