IONOS

Mount an IONOS Object Storage bucket as a Windows drive.

Before you begin

Prepare the following in advance:

• An Object Storage Access Key ID and Secret Access Key pair.

Where to get the keys — in the Data Center Designer:

1. Go to Menu → Management → Users & Groups.
2. Select your user.
3. Open the Object Storage Keys tab.
4. Click + Generate Key (up to five keys per user).

Help from IONOS

• Generate a key
• Object Storage documentation

Connect

1. Click Add in the toolbar.
2. Choose Enterprise → IONOS.
3. Enter the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key, then click the Refresh button next to the bucket field.
4. Select the bucket and click Connect.

Manual bucket entry

If your key is not allowed to list buckets, tick the checkbox to the left of the bucket field and type the bucket name directly.

Settings

Setting	Description	Default
Access Key ID / Secret Access Key	IONOS Object Storage credentials	—
Bucket	The bucket to mount (list or manual entry)	—
Read-only	Blocks writes to the mounted drive	off

Behavior & limits

• Buckets are discovered across IONOS regions (s3.<region>.ionoscloud.com — eu-central-1/2/3, eu-south-2, us-central-1).

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Cause	Fix
Bucket list empty	Key belongs to a different contract	Use the key pair of the contract that owns the bucket