# Home network drive

{bdg-primary}`Service of Kiel University`

The home network drive is available for all employees and students to store and access
their research data. Simply use your user ID (e.g. *suabc123*) to log in and access
your files. You'll have a standard storage quota of 50GB, and if you need more space,
you can easily request an increase from the computing center. Your data will be backed
up daily for added peace of mind. To see where your personal home network drive can
be found, check the [CIM portal](https://cim.rz.uni-kiel.de/cimportal/self) of the
computing center.

Filesystem | Size
-----------|-----
See [CIM portal](https://cim.rz.uni-kiel.de/cimportal/self) | 50GB

## Access

Instructions for accessing home network drives can be found [here](https://www.rz.uni-kiel.de/en/hints-howtos/connecting-a-network-share?set_language=en).

:::{note}
{octicon}`key;1em;sd-text-info` Access is permitted for all employees and students.

{octicon}`lock;1em;sd-text-info` The service can only be accessed from the university
network. Therefore, a VPN connection is required for connections from locations outside
the university (e.g. from home).

For more information, see the computing centre's official [service information](https://www.rz.uni-kiel.de/en/our-portfolio/storage/network-drive-file-server).
:::
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### Debian

To mount a home drive on Debian-based systems, follow the steps below:

1. Install the necessary dependencies. For Debian-based systems, you can use the
following command to install cifs-utils and keyutils:

    ```sh
    sudo apt-get install cifs-utils keyutils
    ```

2. Create a directory where you want to mount the network drive. In this example,
we will create the directory `/mnt/my_home_drive`:

    ```sh
    sudo mkdir /mnt/my_home_drive
    ```

3. Use the mount command to mount the home drive to the newly created directory.
In the CIM portal of the computing centre you can see under which network path your
personal home network drive can be reached. Replace `suabc123` with your own username
and `my_network_path` with your network path:

    ```sh
    sudo mount -t cifs //my_network_path /mnt/my_home_drive -o uid=1000,gid=1000,rw,user,username=suabc123,domain=uni-kiel.de
    ```

That's it! The home drive is now mounted and accessible at `/mnt/my_home_drive`.

To unmount the home drive, use the `umount` command:

```sh
sudo umount /mnt/my_home_drive
```
-->
## Backups

Daily incremental backups are performed for the last 60 days to ensure data safety.

## Recommendations

- Please follow the established [guidelines for file and folder naming](../best_practices/file_naming.md)
to ensure efficient and organised data management.

- When storing large data, it is recommended to compress the files to optimise the
storage space. If you have too large data, please reach out to the CRC staff for
further assistance.