Network File Storage Quickstart

Validated on 13 Oct 2025 • Last edited on 20 Oct 2025

Network File Storage is a fully managed, POSIX-compliant file storage solution built for demanding workloads like AI/ML pipelines, containerized applications, and DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) clusters. It provides scalable, high-throughput shared storage that simplifies storage management for distributed applications.

Create Share

To create a Network File Storage share from the control panel, click the Create menu, then click Network File Storage.

Configure the new share:

  • Choose a datacenter region: Select the region to create the share in.
  • VPC network: Select the VPC network to attach the share to.
  • Choose a storage size: Enter the share size in GiB.
  • Finalize: Enter a name for your share.

Review your configuration in the Summary section, then click Create Network File Storage to create your share.

Mount Share

Log in to your Droplet.

Check that you have the mount.nfs command installed:

which mount.nfs

If which returns nothing, install the nfs-common package on Ubuntu and Debian, or the nfs-utils package on DNF-based systems:

sudo apt-get install nfs-common
sudo dnf install nfs-utils

Make the mount point directory:

sudo mkdir -p /mnt/example-nfs-share

You may choose any directory name and location.

Use mount to mount the share:

sudo mount -t nfs <your_share_ip:and_path> /mnt/example-nfs-share

Replace <your_share_ip:and_path> with the share information listed in the control panel. Replace /mnt/example-nfs-share with your mount point directory.

The share is now mounted. To make the share persistent across reboots, add the following line to /etc/fstab:

<your_share_ip:and_path> /mnt/example-nfs-share nfs _netdev,nofail,x-systemd.automount,x-systemd.idle-timeout=600,vers=4.2 0 0

Replace <your_share_ip:and_path> with the share information listed in the control panel. Replace /mnt/example-nfs-share with your mount point directory.

Resize Share

To resize a share, click its … “more” menu, then click Resize. Choose the new, larger size, then click Increase Storage Size. You can not reduce the size of a share.

Delete Share

Deleting a share permanently destroys all data in it. Recovery is not possible. Back up critical data before deleting your NFS share.

To delete a share, click its … “more” menu, then click Delete. Enter the share name in the confirmation dialog, then click Delete.

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