Object Storage: Quick Start

Last update: September 06 2024

Object Storage: Quick Start

You can work with object storage in control panels и via API.

1. Create a container.
2. Optional: customize the container.
3. Load the objects into the container.
4. Optional: refer to the container.

Create a container⁠

1. Top up.

2. В control panels go to Object Storage → Containers.

3. Click Create a container.

4. Enter a name for the container. For compatibility with the S3 API, the container name must be unique within the object store and conform to the Amazon S3 buckets naming rules, see the instructions for details Bucket naming rules Amazon documentation.

5. Select the type of container:

   • private — for storing backups and other data with access by login and password or authorization token;
   • public — for sharing the content of a website or web application, available without authorization.

6. Select a storage class:

   • standard storage — for storing and distributing frequently requested data;
   • cold storage — for storing rarely requested data.

   The storage class only affects resource costThe classes are technically and speed-wise the same. Once a container is created, the storage class cannot be changed.

7. Optional: if you need a container with Virtual-Hosted-Style addressing to work with S3 API, in the block Addressing check the box Virtual-Hosted. You can enable Virtual-Hosted addressing only once.

8. Click Create a container.

optional: customize the container⁠

1. В control panels go to Object Storage → Containers.
2. Open the container page.
3. Optional: customize access policy to the container.
4. Optional: set limits on the number of objects, the total size of objects, and specify the time of object storage.

Load objects⁠

To load objects into the container, use the following instructions Load object.

optional: address the container⁠

Get objects in a public container can be linked via public domains. Private containers can be managed via API endpoints.