--- title: "CloudDat With Wasabi" slug: "how-to-use-clouddat-with-wasabi" updated: 2026-10-25T21:14:39Z published: 2026-10-25T21:14:39Z canonical: "docs.wasabi.com/how-to-use-clouddat-with-wasabi" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.wasabi.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # CloudDat With Wasabi Wasabi has been validated for use with [CloudDat](https://www.dataexpedition.com/clouddat/) from [Data Expedition](https://www.dataexpedition.com/). CloudDat is an accelerated file transfer gateway that lets you upload and download objects at gigabits per second from anywhere in the world. ## Requirements - Active [Wasabi Cloud Storage Account](https://wasabi.com/sign-up) - Wasabi Bucket - See our [Bucket Creation Guide](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/working-with-buckets-and-objects) - Access & Secret Key Pair - See our [Access Keys Guide](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/creating-a-user-account-and-access-key) - Active CloudDat Account and latest [CloudDat for Wasabi Software](https://ssl.dataexpedition.com/Customers/) - Linux Instance with at least 4 vCPUs (Ubuntu recommended for ease of use) **Note** - *Performance is best when the compute instance is co-located with the Wasabi bucket region you will be accessing.* ## Configuration of CloudDat for Wasabi 1. On your Linux instance, use SSH to upload the *expedat-linux64* and *clouddat-others* packages to the compute instance. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/15491867270683.png) 2. Exract both the *expedat-linux64* and *clouddat-others* packages to your home folder. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/15472528858011.png) 3. Run *clouddat-others/install.sh*. The installer will install the required software packages, then prompt you to set up your first end-user credentials. This username and password will be used to authenticate ExpeDat clients when accessing the CloudDat server. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/15472590170139.png) 4. Next, the installer will ask for the name of your bucket, the Wasabi endpoint URL, and the region name. Make sure to include *https://before the endpoint, making it a URL rather than* just a name. The region name should match the middle part of the endpoint name. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/15472691835419.png) ***Note****: This configuration example uses Wasabi’s us-central-1 storage region. To use other Wasabi storage regions, use the appropriate Wasabi service URL as described in our* [*Wasabi Service URLs*](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/what-are-the-service-urls-for-wasabis-different-storage-regions)*.* 5. Finally, the installer will ask for the bucket’s Access Key and Secret Key. ![API_Secret_Keys.jpg](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/15472731724187.png) 6. Now run *ExpeDat/Server\ Files/install-servedat.sh* and enter a license code if needed. For a purchased license, answer **y,** then enter your license code. For a trial, answer **n**. Press return to use defaults for the rest of the prompts. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/15472736851611.png) 7. Verify that UDP port 8080 is open on your instance. For Ubuntu Linux, this can be done by running *ufw allow 8080/udp* as root. Reboot the instance. ## Client Use 1. [ExpeDat Desktop](https://www.dataexpedition.com/expedat/Docs/Desktop/interface.html) - a graphical client that resembles typical file transfer clients. ![client_use_expedat_desktop.jpg](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/15472910454171.png) - Server and authentication information are entered at the top. - The left side shows your local files. - The right side shows the contents of your Wasabi bucket. - Activity and progress are noted at the bottom of the window. 2. [movedat](https://www.dataexpedition.com/expedat/Docs/movedat/) - command-line file transfer client which can be used to browse, exchange, and manipulate files on a servedat server. Its basic syntax is similar to the secure copy program scp. ![movedat.jpg](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/15489379531035.png) - Upload: movedat local.dat [s3user@wasabi.example.com=S3:remote.dat](mailto:s3user@wasabi.example.com=S3:remote.dat) - Download: movedat s3user@wasabi.example.com=S3:remote.dat local.dat - Rename: movedat -m s3user@wasabi.example.com=S3:remote.dat newremote.dat - Delete: movedat -x [s3user@wasabi.example.com=S3:newremote.dat](mailto:s3user@wasabi.example.com=S3:newremote.dat) - List: movedat s3user@wasabi.example.com=S3: movedat s3user@wasabi.example.com=S3:subdir/ 3. [DropDat](https://www.dataexpedition.com/expedat/Docs/DropDat/) - Self-contained, pre-configured upload clients called droplets. Can be distributed to end-users, allowing them to upload with CloudDat by dragging and dropping files and folders. ![dropdat.jpg](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/15473196972571.png)