Creating Mounts

Overview

Mounts allow you to attach external storage locations to your Yeedu clusters. This enables secure, read-only access to data stored on:

• Cloud storage (S3, Azure Blob Storage, GCS)

Steps to Create a Mount

1. Navigate through UI

1. Click Profile in the top-right corner
2. Click Settings
3. In the Settings menu, choose Mounts
4. Click Create Mount

2. Basic Configuration

Enter the following information in order:

Field	Description	Required
Mount Name	Unique identifier for the mount	Yes
Storage Type	Select a provider (S3/Azure/GCS)	Yes
Storage Credential	Choose or create a credentials secret	Yes
Mount Point	Local path in cluster where storage will mount e.g. /mnt/example_mount_name	Yes
Bucket URL	Storage bucket or container URL (e.g. s3://..., abfs://...)	Yes
Extra Configs	Optional provider-specific parameters	No

3. Access Mode

• Mount Read Only: Default toggle is set to mount read-only

4. Storage Configuration

Select your storage provider and configure:

Amazon S3

• Bucket Name: S3 bucket to mount
• Path Prefix: Specific path within bucket (optional)
• AWS Region: AWS region where bucket is located
• Access Mode: Read-only

Azure Blob Storage

• Container Name: Azure container to mount
• Storage Account: Azure storage account name
• Path Prefix: Specific path within container (optional)
• Access Mode: Read-only

Google Cloud Storage

• Bucket Name: GCS bucket to mount
• Path Prefix: Specific path within bucket (optional)
• Project ID: GCP project ID
• Access Mode: Read-only

4. Authentication

Configure credentials required for storage access:

1. Select Credential Type:

   • Select existing credential from drop down
   • New Credentials: Create from credential section from credentials tab

2. Provide necessary authentication:

   • For S3: AWS Access Key ID and Secret Access Key
   • For Azure: Storage Account Key or Connection String
   • For GCS: Service Account JSON

5. Extra Configuration

Add custom mount parameters:

1. Click Add Extra Config
2. Enter key-value pairs for provider-specific options
3. Examples:
   • S3: ssl=true, requester_pays=false
   • Azure: ssl=true, block_size=65536
   • NFS: nolock=true, vers=3

6. Review and Create

1. Review all configuration
2. Click Create Mount
3. Mount is validated and created

After Creation

Once created, the mount:

• Appears in the Mounts list
• Is available to assigned clusters
• Can be used in jobs and notebooks
• Can be edited or deleted at any time