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# Mount a volume
***
Before you can mount the volume, you need to find its address. You find it at the top of the volume page in the control panel.
The process for mounting NFS volumes differs between Linux and Microsoft Windows. Here, we'll cover both operating systems.
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{% tab title="Linux" %}
Before you can mount the NFS volume, you need to install some software.
On Debian and Ubuntu, install the *nfs-common* package using:
{% code title="Multiple commands" %}
```terminal
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nfs-common
```
{% endcode %}
On CentOS, AlmaLinux, and Fedora, install the package *nfs-utils* with the command:
{% code title="Command" %}
```terminal
sudo dnf install nfs-utils
```
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Once the correct package is installed for your Linux distribution, proceed to mount the volume. However, you first need to create a directory where the volume can be mounted.
{% code title="Command" %}
```terminal
sudo mkdir /mnt/nfs
```
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You can now add the volume to the `/etc/fstab` file so it mounts automatically at system startup. Add the following line to the `/etc/fstab` file, replacing the address with the one shown for the volume in the control panel (but without the `nfs://` part). You also need to add a colon between the `glesys.net` part and the directory `/dpool/nfs`, as below.
{% code title="Line in /etc/fstab" %}
```
fs-vdwx4.cloud.glesys.net:/dpool/nfs /mnt/nfs nfs4 rw,hard, 0 0
```
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Now, you mount the volume using the `mount` command along with the mount point (the directory `/mnt/nfs` where the volume will be mounted):
{% code title="Command" %}
```terminal
sudo mount /mnt/nfs
```
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When you list all mounted file systems on the server using the `df` command, the new volume will be visible:
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```terminal
df -h
```
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{% code title="Output" %}
```terminal
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
devtmpfs 930M 0 930M 0% /dev
tmpfs 948M 0 948M 0% /dev/shm
tmpfs 380M 5.3M 374M 2% /run
/dev/sda1 20G 1.3G 19G 7% /
tmpfs 190M 0 190M 0% /run/user/1000
fs-vdwx4.cloud.glesys.net:/dpool/nfs 16T 3.3M 16T 1% /mnt/nfs
```
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{% tab title="Microsoft Windows" %}
First, you need to install the NFS features in Windows. This can be done by starting PowerShell as an administrator.
Find PowerShell in the Start menu under the folder with the same name. Right-click on **Windows PowerShell** and select **Run as Administrator**.
In the PowerShell console, you activate the NFS features by typing the following command:
{% code title="Command" %}
```terminal
Install-WindowsFeature -Name NFS-Client
```
{% endcode %}
Now, mount the NFS volume to the next available drive letter. In this example, we use **F**. Remember to replace the address in the example with the address of the volume, which can be found at the top of the volume page in the control panel. Once you have the address, you mount the volume using the PowerShell command `New-PSDrive`:
{% code title="Command" %}
```terminal
New-PSDrive -Name F -PSProvider FileSystem -Root \\fs-vdwx4.cloud.glesys.net\dpool\nfs -Persist
```
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The volume is now available in **This Computer** under the drive letter **F**.
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