Setting up your block storage is quick and easy. Here are the steps to follow in Linux such as Debian/Ubuntu

1. SSH into your server and use the command lsblk to check the name of the added block storage. It will typically be listed as /dev/vdb.

2. Install parted if not already installed, using apt install parted

3. Execute the following sequence of CLI commands

   parted /dev/vdb
   mklabel gpt
   mkpart primary 0% 100%
   quit
   mkfs.ext4 /dev/vdb1 <- This takes a while depending on the size of your storage. Be patient.

4. Create a folder where you want the new partition mounted using the command mkdir /mnt/hdd (can name it what you want).

5. Use the command mount /dev/vdb1 /mnt/hdd to mount the new partition.

6. run the following CLI command to automatically mount the partition at boot echo "/dev/vdb1 /mnt/hdd ext4 defaults 0 0" >> /etc/fstab

7. Verify the new partition is properly mounted by using the command df -h. This should show /dev/vdb1 and it's size mounted to /hdd

That's it! Enjoy your new persistent large storage space.

Feel free to contact our customer support if you need assistance with any of these steps.