Overview

SMB/CIFS lets you mount an ALYPOD Storage Box as a network drive on Windows, macOS and Linux. It is the easiest way to map a shared storage volume for desktop users or to copy files from a Windows Pod. SMB is served on port 445.

Before you begin

• Your Storage Box hostname and username (from the ALYPOD Console → Storage → Storage Boxes).
• A separate SMB password, if you set one on the Storage Box detail page (SMB credentials can differ from the SFTP password).
• Network access to port 445 from your client or Pod.

Steps

Windows

1. Open File Explorer → This PC → Map network drive.
2. Enter the folder path:

\\u123456.your-storagebox.alypod.com\backup

1. Tick Connect using different credentials and enter the username and SMB password.
2. Click Finish. The drive appears under This PC.

You can also mount from PowerShell:

powershell net use Z: \\u123456.your-storagebox.alypod.com\backup /user:u123456

macOS

1. In Finder press Cmd+K.
2. Enter smb://u123456.your-storagebox.alypod.com/backup and click Connect.

Linux

bash sudo apt install -y cifs-utils sudo mkdir -p /mnt/storagebox sudo mount -t cifs //u123456.your-storagebox.alypod.com/backup /mnt/storagebox \ -o username=u123456,vers=3.0

To persist the mount, add credentials to /etc/cifs-credentials (chmod 600) and an /etc/fstab entry using credentials=/etc/cifs-credentials,vers=3.0,_netdev.

Troubleshooting

• Problem: mount error(13): Permission denied. Solution: Confirm the SMB password and that the share name matches the one in the Console.
• Problem: vers=1.0 or 2.0 is rejected. Solution: Use vers=3.0; modern Storage Boxes require SMB 3.
• Problem: Windows caches old credentials. Solution: Run net use * /delete in an elevated prompt, then remap.

Related articles

• [Storage Box overview]
• [Connecting to a Storage Box over SFTP and SSHFS]
• [Backing up your server with rsync]