Server EditionFor Windows Server and Linux

Mount every cloud on the server.

ExpanDrive Server Edition runs as a system service on Windows Server and Linux. Cloud storage as a network filesystem — for every user, every process, on every machine on your network.

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Signed MSI · .deb · .rpmRuns headlessIncluded in Business plan
⎯ Headless service
Runs without a desktop.
Doesn’t need an interactive session to operate. Windows runs it as a registered service; Linux runs it as a system daemon.
⎯ Cross-platform
Windows Server and Linux.
Signed MSI installer with full release-channel logic on Windows; .deb and .rpm packages on Linux, with signed repositories for automatic updates.
⎯ Fleet-managed
One key, every device.
The Web Management Console pushes a single server configuration to every machine on a license key. Update once; every device picks up the change. No per-machine reinstall.
— What it does

The product, capability by capability.

SMB · CIFS · SYNC

Expose any cloud as an SMB share.

On Windows, Server Edition can automatically share a mounted cloud on the local network. Every machine in the LAN gets the cloud as a network drive without each one running ExpanDrive. Connecting computers share the configured credentials, so this fits single-team and single-tenant deployments — for Citrix or Terminal Services environments, use the per-user installer instead.

  • Single configuration covers the whole LAN
  • Per-user installation path documented for Citrix / RDS
powershell — admin
# Mount S3 as a Server Edition drive
PS> exfs --mount s3-archive
✓ Mounted s3://team-archive → Z:\

# Share it over SMB to the whole LAN
PS> New-SmbShare -Name Archive -Path Z:\
✓ Available at \\fileserv01\Archive
console.expandrive.com — fleet config
# /etc/expandrive/fleet.yaml — pushed to every device
license_key: "sk_5f8a…b21c"
connections:
  - name: archive
    provider: s3
    bucket: team-archive
    mount: Z:\
  - name: sharepoint
    provider: sharepoint
    sso: true
    mount: Y:\

# pushed → 42 devices · last sync 2m ago
WEB MGMT · CONSOLE

Fleet config from a single key.

Push a single drive configuration to every device on a license key. Lock down what users can add or change with Managed Connections and Managed Settings. Defer OAuth so devices mount before users sign in. Domain hint for OneDrive and SharePoint SSO. Devices already on a license key receive new configurations automatically — no per-device reinstall.

  • One license key, one drive set, every device
  • Managed connections and managed settings lockdown
  • Defer authentication for OAuth providers
  • SSO domain hint for OneDrive and SharePoint
AUTOMATION · CLI

Drive everything from the command line.

exfs is the Server Edition executable. Mount, unmount, list connections, activate licenses, run in foreground, switch to synchronous-write semantics — all from a shell. Drop it into a systemd unit, a launch agent, a PowerShell script, a GitHub Action. Mountain Duck has no CLI for mount operations; ExpanDrive does.

  • Full CLI for mount, unmount, list, register, foreground
  • Synchronous-write mode for ordering-critical workflows
  • Headless trial activation via --trial email
bash — exfs --help
$ exfs --help

Usage:
  ExpanDrive [OPTION...]

Options:
  --help            Print help
  --config          Launch web-based UI
  --list            List configured connections
  --foreground      Keep exfs in foreground
  --sync            Synchronous write operations
  --register KEY   Install license key
  --trial EMAIL    Request 7-day trial
  --mount NAME     Mount a drive
  --unmount NAME   Unmount a drive
  --unmount-all     Unmount all drives
— Built for deployment

Native installers. Silent rollout.

Signed MSI on Windows; native packages with signed repositories on Linux. Drop into Intune, SCCM, GPO, Ansible, Puppet, or whatever your fleet uses.

Windows · MSI
cmd — silent install
# Silent install via Intune, SCCM, or GPO
C:\> msiexec /i windows_server_edition64_7.6.3.msi \
       /quiet /norestart /l*v exfs-install.log

# Headless activation after install
C:\> exfs.exe --register <server_token>
Linux · .deb / .rpm
bash — package install
# Debian / Ubuntu
$ sudo apt install ./exfs_7.6.3_amd64.deb

# RHEL / Fedora / CentOS
$ sudo yum localinstall ./exfs-7.6.3-0.x86_64.rpm

# Activate
$ exfs --register <server_token>
Windows Server 2016+Ubuntu · DebianRHEL · Fedora · CentOSDocker images available
— Where this fits

Built for the headless rack.

File-server replacement
Mount cloud storage on a Windows or Linux box and re-share via SMB. The cloud is the disk; the server is just the access layer.
Render farm storage
Every render node mounts the same S3 bucket, GCS bucket or Wasabi vault as a local filesystem. Artifacts flow without provisioning shared storage.
CI / build artifacts
A build runner pushes artifacts to cloud as if writing to local disk. The next job reads them back the same way. No SDK calls in the build script.
Line-of-business apps
Legacy apps that expect filesystem semantics get cloud storage transparently. The app sees a drive letter; you see your S3 bucket.

— Pricing

Included in Business.

Server Edition is part of the Business plan at a flat $29/month for up to 10 users. One Server Edition instance included, plus the Web Management Console and priority support. The $99/month add-on adds 4 more instances per stack.

Business
$29/ month, up to 10 users

1 Server Edition instance, Web Management Console, priority support. A flat fee for the whole team, up to 10 users.

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Add-on
+$99/ month, stackable

+4 Server Edition instances per add-on. Stack to scale: 5, 9, 13 instances and beyond.

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Enterprise
Custom

Volume licensing, SAML SSO, dedicated support, floating-license pools beyond 10 users.

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— FAQ

Questions the IT admin actually asks.

Architecture, licensing, deployment, scaling, offline. Straight answers.

For full reference, see docs.expandrive.com.

No. Server Edition is Windows Server and Linux only. macOS users run the desktop app. The desktop app and Server Edition share the same cloud connectors and configuration model — the difference is the headless service vs. the user-attached desktop client.

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Mount every cloud. On every server.

ExpanDrive Server Edition is included in the Business plan at a flat $29/month for the whole team. Start now, or compare plans first.

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