# Mountain Duck

{{< recipes-disclaimer >}}

[Mountain Duck](https://mountainduck.io/) is commercial software you can use to
mount Simple Object Storage on Windows and Mac as a storage extension to their
local machine. This guide shows you how to set up Mountain Duck for Exoscale.

## Prerequisites

Before you start this guide, you will need to:

- Create a SOS Bucket, either via the [Portal](https://portal.exoscale.com/) or
the [CLI]({{< ref "/tools/command-line-interface/" >}}).
See the [Simple Object Storage documentation]({{< ref "/product/storage/object-storage/quick-start/" >}})
for more information.

- Create an IAM key, also via the Portal or the CLI. See the [IAM documentation]({{< ref "/product/security/iam/quick-start/" >}}) for more information.

## Set Up Mountain Duck

Open the Mountain Duck app. Select **Amazon S3**. For the endpoint, enter
`sos-ZONE.exo.io`. Make sure to substitute `ZONE` with the relevant zone.

> [!NOTE]
> You can find all Exoscale zones on
> [our website](https://www.exoscale.com/datacenters/)
> or with the CLI command: `exo zones list`.

Enter your credentials (the IAM key you have previously created). Then click **Connect**.

![](mountainduck-step1.png "Connection Properties")

Exoscale Simple Object Storage is now visible in the Explorer as a drive.

![](mountainduck-step2.png "Windows drives")