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Learn how to configure Nodeum for use with Filebase.

What is Nodeum?

Nodeum is a data management platform designed to be deployed on a Linux operating system. Nodeum is certified for use with Filebase. Read below for instructions on how to configure Nodeum for use with Filebase.

Prerequisites:

  • Download and install Nodeum.
  • Sign up for a free Filebase account.
  • Have your Filebase Access and Secret Keys. Learn how to view your access keys here.
  • Create a Filebase Bucket. Learn how to create a bucket here.

1. After installing Nodeum, navigate to the IP address of your installation server via a web browser. Log into the Nodeum admin console.

2. You will see the Nodeum admin dashboard.

3. From the dashboard, select Settings > Hardware > Storages.

4. Select Cloud from the storage type tabs, then select the green plus button to add a new cloud configuration.

5. Configure Cloud Storage with Filebase using the following settings:

Name: Filebase
Provider: Generic S3
Region: us-east-1
Access Key ID: Your Filebase Access Key
Secret Access Key: Your Filebase Secret Key

6. Test the connection by selecting ‘Test Connection’.

You should see a message saying “connection succeeded” followed by the number of buckets within your Filebase account.

7. Select ‘Save’. You should now see Filebase listed under the Cloud - Configuration page under Settings > Hardware > Storage > Cloud.

8. Next, go to Storage Services > Cloud.

You should see your Filebase buckets listed, though their status will be ‘Off’. This means that the buckets are not mounted.

9. To mount a bucket, go to Storage Services > Pool.

10. Select Cloud from the list of tabs, then select the green plus sign to add a Cloud Pool configuration.

11. Configure Filebase as your Primary Storage with the following settings:

Name: Filebase
Type: Primary Storage
Connector: Filebase
Buckets: The bucket(s) you want to mount.
Inventory: On if you would like the buckets to be inventoried on a schedule. If so, select the schedule you want them to be inventoried on.

12. Select Save. You should now see Filebase listed as a Primary Storage with the status On.

13. If you navigate back to Cloud Services > Cloud, you will now see the bucket(s) you selected are listed as ‘On’.

You can now use Filebase as your Primary Storage within Nodeum.
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