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CloudMounter

Mount a bucket as a drive on macOS.

CloudMounter mounts a Zata bucket as a drive in Finder on macOS. It connects with its Amazon S3 connection type.

Before you start

Connection settings

SettingValue
Connection typeAmazon S3
Server endpointhttps://idr01.zata.ai for Indore, https://bom01.zata.ai for Mumbai
Access Key / Secret Keyfrom Access Keys in the Zata console — the key must be from the same region as the bucket
Use path-style URLs to access bucketsOn (recommended — needed if your bucket name has dots)
Bucketyour bucket name

Set up CloudMounter

1

Choose Amazon S3

Open CloudMounter and select Amazon S3.

CloudMounter Connections window with the Amazon S3 option
2

Enter the Zata details

Enter a Name such as zata, the Access Key, Secret Key and Server endpoint. Tick Use path-style URLs to access buckets, enter your Bucket, and select Mount.

CloudMounter Amazon S3 form with name zata, server endpoint https://idr01.zata.ai and a bucket name
3

Open the drive

The bucket appears as a drive in Finder. Check the status icon in CloudMounter to see when a transfer is done.

The mounted bucket open in Finder, listing three files

Test it

Drag a small file onto the drive in Finder and wait until the CloudMounter status icon shows the upload is done. Check that the file appears in the bucket in the Zata console under Buckets. Then copy it back to a local folder and open it.

Troubleshooting

ProblemFix
Mount failsCheck that Server endpoint matches the region of your bucket and key, and that the bucket name is exact.
TLS or certificate error with a bucket name that has dotsTick Use path-style URLs to access buckets.
Access denied or invalid credentialsCopy the keys again from Access Keys, and check that the key can use this bucket.
The file is not in the bucket yetWatch the CloudMounter status icon until the transfer is done.

For other errors, see Access denied and Endpoint and region.