# Using Rook The `rook` client tool can be used to manage your Rook cluster once it is running as well as manage block, file and object storage. See the sections below for details on how to configure each type of storage. If you don't yet have a Rook cluster running, refer to our [Quickstart Guides](README.md). ## Block Storage 1. Create a new volume image (10MB) ```bash rook block create --name test --size 10485760 ``` 2. Map the block volume and format it and mount it ```bash sudo -E rook block map --name test --format --mount /tmp/rook-volume sudo chown $USER:$USER /tmp/rook-volume ``` 3. Write and read a file ```bash echo "Hello Rook!" > /tmp/rook-volume/hello cat /tmp/rook-volume/hello ``` 4. Cleanup ```bash sudo rook block unmap --mount /tmp/rook-volume ``` ## Shared File System 1. Create a shared file system ```bash rook filesystem create --name testFS ``` 2. Verify the shared file system was created ```bash rook filesystem ls ``` 3. Mount the shared file system from the cluster to your local machine ```bash rook filesystem mount --name testFS --path /tmp/rookFS sudo chown $USER:$USER /tmp/rookFS ``` 4. Write and read a file to the shared file system ```bash echo "Hello Rook!" > /tmp/rookFS/hello cat /tmp/rookFS/hello ``` 5. Unmount the shared file system (this does **not** delete the data from the cluster) ```bash rook filesystem unmount --path /tmp/rookFS ``` 6. Cleanup the shared file system from the cluster (this **does** delete the data from the cluster) ``` rook filesystem delete --name testFS ``` ## Object Storage 1. Create an object storage instance in the cluster ```bash rook object create ``` 2. Create an object storage user ```bash rook object user create rook-user "A rook rgw User" ``` 3. Get the connection information for accessing object storage ```bash eval $(rook object connection rook-user --format env-var) ``` 4. Use an S3 compatible client to create a bucket in the object store ```bash s3cmd mb --no-ssl --host=${AWS_ENDPOINT} --host-bucket= s3://rookbucket ``` 5. List all buckets in the object store ```bash s3cmd ls --no-ssl --host=${AWS_ENDPOINT} --host-bucket= ``` 6. Upload a file to the newly created bucket ```bash echo "Hello Rook!" > /tmp/rookObj s3cmd put /tmp/rookObj --no-ssl --host=${AWS_ENDPOINT} --host-bucket= s3://rookbucket ``` 7. Download and verify the file from the bucket ```bash s3cmd get s3://rookbucket/rookObj /tmp/rookObj-download --no-ssl --host=${AWS_ENDPOINT} --host-bucket= cat /tmp/rookObj-download ```