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How to access object storage from connectVM Cloud using s3cmd[🔗](#how-to-access-object-storage-from-brand-name-using-s3cmd "Permalink to this headline")
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In this article, you will learn how to access object storage from connectVM Cloud on Linux using [s3cmd](https://github.com/s3tools/s3cmd), without mounting it as a file system. This can be done on a virtual machine on connectVM Cloud cloud or on a local Linux computer.
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What We Are Going To Cover[🔗](#what-we-are-going-to-cover "Permalink to this headline")
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> * Object storage vs. standard file system
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> * Terminology: container and bucket
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> * Configuring s3cmd
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> * S3 paths in s3cmd
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> * Listing containers
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> * Creating a container
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> * Uploading a file to a container
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> * Listing files and directories of the root directory of a container
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> * Listing files and directories not in the root directory of a container
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> * Removing a file from a container
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> * Downloading a file from a container
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> * Checking how much storage is being used on a container
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> * Removing the entire container
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Prerequisites[🔗](#prerequisites "Permalink to this headline")
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No. 1 **Account**
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You need a connectVM Cloud hosting account with access to the Horizon interface: <https://console.connectvm.com/>.
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No. 2 **Generated EC2 credentials**
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You need generate EC2 credentials. Learn more here: [How to generate and manage EC2 credentials on connectVM Cloud](../cloud/How-to-generate-ec2-credentials-on-connectVM-Cloud.html.md)
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No. 3 **A Linux computer or virtual machine**
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You need a Linux virtual machine or local computer. This article was written for Ubuntu 22.04. Other operating systems might work, but are out of scope of this article and might require adjusting of commands.
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If you want to use a virtual machine hosted on connectVM Cloud cloud and you don’t have it yet, one of these articles can help: |