Before you start
Select the owning account and an available Object Storage plan. Decide which files need long-term retention.
Steps
- Choose Object Storage in Explore services and review the plan, capacity, and billing terms.
- Set a display name and bucket configuration requested by the wizard. Review optional features such as versioning before enabling them.
- Submit the order once and wait until the bucket is ready.
- Open Object Storage Details to read the actual bucket name, endpoint, region, access key, and secret key.
- Keep credentials in a secret manager and use Browse Files or an S3-compatible client to upload a small test file.
Check the result
The test file is listed in the correct bucket and downloads successfully.
Troubleshooting
The display name may differ from the provider’s bucket identifier; use the exact service details. Object storage credentials are not console API keys. Canceling a bucket can permanently delete its contents.