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Something I don't see in the docs, is it possible to mount rsync.net storage with something like sshfs and use it like a filesystem? If possible, is there anyth

Something I don't see in the docs, is it possible to mount rsync.net storage with something like sshfs and use it like a filesystem? If possible, is there anything stopping it from being a good idea? I'm looking for an EBS style mountable storage for digitalocean instances, since they don't scale up disk space to price very well.

rys 11y ago
Yep, it's entirely possible to do that. It's how I actually backup to them: rather than use scp or rsync, I mount via sshfs and just cp the data to the mount.
tracker1 11y ago
Latency is really the only down side I can think of... if this is for backup it shouldn't be an issue. If this is for interactive data, I'd suggest looking deeper into the rsync.net locations and DO's, to see if they are close... or even if they have a direct uplink at any locations.
objectivefs 11y ago
One possibility if you want mountable storage, is to use our ObjectiveFS[1] filesystem on your digitalocean instances. It is a bit different from EBS in that it is a shared filesystem instead of just a cloud block device, so it depends on your use case if it might work for you. [1] https://objectivefs.com https://objectivefs.com
rsync 11y ago
"is it possible to mount rsync.net storage with something like sshfs and use it like a filesystem?" Yes. Thousands of people do this, and it is in fact our recommended "browsing" recipe for OSX.[1] Feel free to email us to discuss this further - we would be very happy to extend the long-standing "HN discount" to you. [1] http://www.rsync.net/resources/howto/mac_sshfs.html http://www.rsync.net/resources/howto/mac_sshfs.html
hemancuso 11y ago
Shameless plug: ExpanDrive @ http://www.expandrive.com http://www.expandrive.com enables a very fast/robust version of this use case.
- Veratyr 11y ago
  Don't want to post off topic but you should really update UserVoice. I bought Expandrive V4 but haven't (and likely won't) upgrade to V5 since your communication has been so limited. The specific issues I had: - You promised transparent client-side encryption in V5 [0]. V5 is now here and encryption is nowhere to be found. - You advertise a Linux beta yet when contacted about participation you haven't responded [1] [0]: https://expandrive.uservoice.com/forums/205560-expandrive-feature-requests/suggestions/5241535-client-based-transparent-file-encryption https://expandrive.uservoice.com/forums/205560-expandrive-fe... [1]: https://expandrive.uservoice.com/forums/205560-expandrive-feature-requests/suggestions/5492206-expandrive-for-linux https://expandrive.uservoice.com/forums/205560-expandrive-fe... Just in case people see your plug and decide to purchase based on what they see in UserVoice.

rys 11y ago

Yep, it's entirely possible to do that. It's how I actually backup to them: rather than use scp or rsync, I mount via sshfs and just cp the data to the mount.

tracker1 11y ago

Latency is really the only down side I can think of... if this is for backup it shouldn't be an issue. If this is for interactive data, I'd suggest looking deeper into the rsync.net locations and DO's, to see if they are close... or even if they have a direct uplink at any locations.

objectivefs 11y ago

One possibility if you want mountable storage, is to use our ObjectiveFS[1] filesystem on your digitalocean instances. It is a bit different from EBS in that it is a shared filesystem instead of just a cloud block device, so it depends on your use case if it might work for you. [1] https://objectivefs.com https://objectivefs.com

rsync 11y ago

"is it possible to mount rsync.net storage with something like sshfs and use it like a filesystem?" Yes. Thousands of people do this, and it is in fact our recommended "browsing" recipe for OSX.[1] Feel free to email us to discuss this further - we would be very happy to extend the long-standing "HN discount" to you. [1] http://www.rsync.net/resources/howto/mac_sshfs.html http://www.rsync.net/resources/howto/mac_sshfs.html

hemancuso 11y ago

Shameless plug: ExpanDrive @ http://www.expandrive.com http://www.expandrive.com enables a very fast/robust version of this use case.

Veratyr 11y ago
Don't want to post off topic but you should really update UserVoice. I bought Expandrive V4 but haven't (and likely won't) upgrade to V5 since your communication has been so limited. The specific issues I had: - You promised transparent client-side encryption in V5 [0]. V5 is now here and encryption is nowhere to be found. - You advertise a Linux beta yet when contacted about participation you haven't responded [1] [0]: https://expandrive.uservoice.com/forums/205560-expandrive-feature-requests/suggestions/5241535-client-based-transparent-file-encryption https://expandrive.uservoice.com/forums/205560-expandrive-fe... [1]: https://expandrive.uservoice.com/forums/205560-expandrive-feature-requests/suggestions/5492206-expandrive-for-linux https://expandrive.uservoice.com/forums/205560-expandrive-fe... Just in case people see your plug and decide to purchase based on what they see in UserVoice.