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# Quickstart

Get started quickly with Glesys File Storage, a secure, persistent, cloud-based NFS file storage.

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## Create a volume

1. Click **File storage** in the left-hand menu in the control panel. It's located under **Storage**.
2. Click **Create**.
3. Choose a name for your volume.
4. Select the data center where the volume should be created.
5. Select a plan, i.e., the size of the volume.
6. Select whether the volume should automatically resize to a larger plan if it becomes full.
7. Click **Create volume**.

## Mount a volume

1. Click **File storage** in the left-hand menu in the control panel.
2. Click on the volume you want to view the details for.
3. At the top of the page, the volume's URL is now displayed.
   1. In Linux, the URL format is the following: `fs-vdwx4.cloud.glesys.net:/dpool/nfs`
   2. In Windows, the URL format is the following: `\\fs-vdwx4.cloud.glesys.net\dpool\nfs`

## Delete a volume

1. Click **File storage** in the left-hand menu in the control panel.
2. Click on the volume you want to delete.
3. Click **Action** and then **Delete**.
4. Type the name of the volume and click **Delete**.