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# CloudMounter

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

## Before you start

* A bucket — see [Create a bucket](/buckets/create-a-bucket).
* An access key from the same region as the bucket — see [Access keys](/access/access-keys).
* CloudMounter installed — [download CloudMounter](https://mac.eltima.com/mount-cloud-drive.html).

## Connection settings

| Setting                               | Value                                                                                         |
| ------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Connection type                       | **Amazon S3**                                                                                 |
| Server endpoint                       | `https://idr01.zata.ai` for Indore, `https://bom01.zata.ai` for Mumbai                        |
| Access Key / Secret Key               | from **Access Keys** in the Zata console — the key must be from the same region as the bucket |
| Use path-style URLs to access buckets | On (recommended — needed if your bucket name has dots)                                        |
| Bucket                                | your bucket name                                                                              |

## Set up CloudMounter

#### Choose Amazon S3

Open CloudMounter and select **Amazon S3**.

![CloudMounter Connections window with the Amazon S3 option](/_fern-img/759d31e653d1764cecb197effc832ad9cf64eb263653be909803e5dbd5b58a8b.webp)

#### 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](/_fern-img/d60b4fe68caabff148413657a9cf16b2af85bb1f74e09fb53aa777b82eac4a4d.webp)

#### 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](/_fern-img/e3b82e6e1a303168bab849d2a13b65146a14186f4fb16620880fcddf71ea08f2.webp)

## 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

| Problem                                                   | Fix                                                                                                          |
| --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Mount fails                                               | Check 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 dots | Tick **Use path-style URLs to access buckets**.                                                              |
| Access denied or invalid credentials                      | Copy the keys again from **Access Keys**, and check that the key can use this bucket.                        |
| The file is not in the bucket yet                         | Watch the CloudMounter status icon until the transfer is done.                                               |

For other errors, see [Access denied](/help/troubleshooting/access-denied) and [Endpoint and region](/help/troubleshooting/endpoint-and-region).