In this tutorial, we'll guide you through creating an account with your storage provider, setting up your first storage, and locating the credentials needed for configuring external storage for backups, as described in the Backup section of our documentation HERE.
Step 1: Choose an Storage Provider and Create Your First Storage
Since the process of creating an account and the initial storage varies by provider, we've created separate guides for a few of the most popular providers:
- [Amazon AWS] - How to create S3 storage on Amazon AWS and get Credentials (Key, Secret, Bucket name, Endpoint, Region)
- [DigitalOcean] - How to create S3 storage space object on DigitalOcean and get Credentials (Key, Secret, Bucket name, Endpoint, Region)
- [Microsoft Azure] - How to create Azure Blob storage on Microsoft Azure and get Credentials (Container name and Connection string)
Step 2: Enter Credentials into External Storage Settings
Once you have obtained your credentials, enter them into the external storage settings of your backup configuration.
Then, proceed with the appropriate tutorial based on your backup type: