Using Object Storage

To use CacheFly's Object Storage, you will first have to create a CacheFly Object Storage account. To create an account:

• Navigate to Configuration > Object Storage

• Then Click + Create New Storage Account or + New Storage Account

• Follow the prompt to give the new CacheFly Object Storage account a name and select the region you would like to use

• Click Create

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After a CacheFly Object Storage account is created, you will need to access it to create buckets and start uploading objects.

To access the Object Storage account, click View API Credentials on the Object Storage page to see the details of the account, including the API endpoint and credentials to login to your Object Storage account.

As the CacheFly Object Storage is Amazon S3 compatible, many tools exist to access the account. Below are some recommendations we suggest for accessing your Object Storage account.

• GUI-based clients

  • Cyberduck (Mac and Windows): https://cyberduck.io/

  • S3 Browser (Windows): https://s3browser.com/

• Command Line Interface (CLI) based client

  • Amazon AWS CLI

    • https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-install.html

    • https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/s3/#cli-aws-s3

The API credentials will be used to login to the Object Storage client of your choice.

Once you have access to your CacheFly Object Storage account, you will need to create at least one bucket where objects can be uploaded to.

To add a bucket, log in to the CacheFly Object Storage account using the API credentials and the object storage client of your choice and create a folder in the root of the Object Storage account, which will become a bucket.

Once the bucket is created, you can start uploading objects to that bucket. Within a few minutes, the portal will display the bucket as well as the number of objects and space used.