Note: Cloud folders are only available in the Miami region.
CloudShare's cloud folders enable you to quickly move your local files (code, content, configurations and software) into your CloudShare VMs. Your cloud folder is available to all VMs in your environment and to all environments you have access to.
Project folders enable you to share files between project members and with all VMs in your project.
Cloud folders provide the following benefits:
- Speed - FTP provides a fast mechanism to upload large files, which is a challenge when uploading over a slower RDP connection.
- Privacy - You can upload only the required files into your cloud folder and make it visible in the machines (the RDP connection maps your entire local drive to the machine). With collaboration features, multiple users (developers, QA, customers) can have access to your machine when you are logged in.
- Sharing content between machines and environments - The cloud folder can be mapped to any of the machines you have access to, and enables rapid sharing of content between machines as well as all environments you have access to.
- Space - 30 GB.
Uploading Files
To upload small files directly from your local machine via drag and drop, you can use the RDP file to connect via Windows Remote Desktop Connection or a similar tool. This method is not recommended for large transfers.
Important Notes:
- When configuring your FTP client of choice, make sure to use FTP passive connection mode.
- Upload to your cloud folder using the above FTP information using binary mode for binary files or ASCII for text files. Note that ASCII mode transfer on binary files will result in a corrupted file.
Linux builds require the CIFS client to be installed for cloud folders to be accessible:
sudo apt-get install cifs-utils
If you do not want to install CIFS, you can still use an FTP client to connect to the folder.
If you receive a security prompt to confirm the certificate, you can confirm this with the SHA keys below:
SHA256 Fingerprint=4B:A0:74:B6:83:56:A5:4D:9D:8D:2E:BD:82:58:0D:DA:BD:84:82:61:A0:D0:BF:FD:1F:1E:65:DF:DB:F5:07:83
SHA1 Fingerprint =0C:1F:D0:99:3F:33:D3:01:71:8B:62:21:44:3E:B4:7C:2C:BB:EB:50