{"id":664,"date":"2016-07-05T12:27:27","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T06:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=664"},"modified":"2026-08-30T19:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T13:31:32","slug":"s3fs-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/s3fs-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Mount an Amazon S3 Bucket as a Local File System Using s3fs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">s3fs is a FUSE-based file system backed by Amazon S3. It allows you to mount an S3 bucket as a local file system so that you can read and write files using standard file system operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the S3 bucket is mounted as a local file system, applications can access the bucket using normal file system commands instead of directly interacting with the S3 API.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before proceeding, make sure you have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A Linux server with root or sudo access.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An active Amazon S3 bucket.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AWS Access Key and Secret Key with the required permissions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internet connectivity from the server.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sufficient permissions to install packages and kernel modules.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A local directory to use as the S3 mount point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Implementation<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Install Dependencies:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><code><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">yum install gcc libstdc++-devel gcc-c++ curl-devel libxml2-devel openssl-devel mailcap util-linux<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download fuse:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><code>wget http:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/fuse\/files\/fuse-2.X\/2.9.4\/fuse-2.9.4.tar.gz<br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extract and install it:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><code><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cd fuse-2.9.4<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n<p><code><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\/configure --prefix=\/usr\/local<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n<p><code><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">make<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n<p><code><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">make install<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add to loadable modules:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><code><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ldconfig<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n<p><code><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">modprobe fuse<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download s3fs:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><code><\/code><code><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wget https:\/\/s3fs.googlecode.com\/files\/s3fs-1.74.tar.gz<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extract and install it:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><code><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tar -xzf s3fs-1.74.tar.gz<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n<p><code><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cd s3fs-1.74<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n<p><code><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\/configure --prefix=\/usr\/local<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n<p><code><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> make<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n<p><code><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> make install<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Export the access key and secret key:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><code><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">echo AccessKey:Secretkey &gt; ~\/.passwd-s3fs<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Install fuse:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><code><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">yum install libfuse,fuse-libs<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mount the bucket to a local directory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><code><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s3fs -o allow_other -o use_cache=\/tmp\/cache\/ bucket-name\u00a0\/mnt\/<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/tmp\/cache &#8211; local cache directory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bucket-name\u00a0&#8211; S3 bucket Name<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/mnt &#8211; Local Mount point<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add a permanent entry in \/etc\/fstab<\/span><\/p>\n<p><code><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s3fs#bucket-name\u00a0\/cfmnt fuse allow_other,use_cache=\/tmp\/cache 0 0<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By following the above steps, you can install FUSE and s3fs and mount an Amazon S3 bucket as a local file system. Once mounted, the S3 bucket can be accessed through the specified local mount point using standard file system operations. Adding the entry to <code>\/etc\/fstab<\/code> also allows the bucket to be mounted automatically when the server starts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction s3fs is a FUSE-based file system backed by Amazon S3. 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