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Use ExpanDrive with Telnyx Storage
Use ExpanDrive with Telnyx Storage

Learn how to integrate ExpanDrive, a powerful cloud storage client, with Telnyx Storage for seamless access and management of your files.

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Written by Telnyx Engineering
Updated over 6 months ago

ExpanDrive is a versatile cloud storage client that allows you to mount cloud storage as a local drive on your computer. It provides a unified interface to access and manage files across multiple cloud storage providers, including Telnyx Storage. With ExpanDrive, you can easily navigate and interact with your Telnyx Storage files as if they were stored locally.


How to configure ExpanDrive to work with Telnyx Storage

Step 1

Download and install the latest version of ExpanDrive here!

Step 2

Launch the ExpanDrive application click on “ExpanDrive” and then “New Connection”.

ExpanDrive section.

Step 3

Select "Amazon S3" from the list of storage options.

Amazon s3 button.

Step 4

Fill in the storage options with the information below:

  1. Server: Copy and paste one of our available API Endpoints.

  2. Access Key: Copy and paste your Telnyx API Key in this field.

  3. Secret Key: You can type out anything you want here, as long as it doesn’t include spaces, quoting, or special characters of any kind.

  4. Custom Region: Copy and paste the matching region from API Endpoints. For example, if you chose the https://us-central-1.telnyxstorage.com endpoint, you will use us-central-1 as the region.

  5. Nickname: Use your nickname or whatever name you want.

  6. Bucket: You can enter the bucket name on your Telnyx storage on leave it blank.

  7. Drive Letter: Select the drive letter from your local storage. It could be any of the letters.

    Storage options section.

Step 5

  1. Click on the "Save" button to set up the connection. ExpanDrive will authenticate your Telnyx Storage account using the provided API Key.

Once the authentication is successful, you can access your Telnyx Storage files through the ExpanDrive interface, which will appear as a mounted drive on your computer.

Telnyx Storage files section.

Additional Resources

For more information on how to use ExpanDrive and its features, check out their blog.

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