Object Storage: First steps
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In this article, you will learn how to set up Object Storage, and what steps you need to take after the setup.
Object Storage is a highly available, secure, and scalable storage solution. This storage solution utilizes the globally used S3 standard and enables the storage of large volumes of unstructured data, as well as seamless integration into S3-compatible applications and infrastructures.
Set up access and create bucket
To use Object Storage, you must first generate an access key and a secret key and then create a bucket. You can find detailed instructions here:
Configure and manage bucket
After creation, you can customize the properties of your bucket. The following articles describe the available options:
- Administration: Object Storage: Viewing bucket settings
- Data security: Object Storage: Enabling and disabling versioning
- Automation: Object Storage: Managing lifecycle rules
- Interfaces: Object Storage: Managing cross-origin resource sharing rules (CORS)
- Web presence: Object Storage: Managing static website hosting
Data transmission and access
As soon as your bucket is ready, you can upload data or use external tools for administration.
Manual upload
You can find instructions on how to upload objects to a bucket in the following article: Object Storage: Uploading objects
External access
How to access Object Storage with the S3 Browser, S3cmd, or rclone is explained in the following articles: