OVH Public Cloud Storage

With the OVH Object Storage cloud solution, you only pay for what you use with no limitation when it comes to size and duration. Thanks to the OpenStack Swift technology, you can store your high-performance data in the OVH cloud environment and instantly access it at any time. This solution is perfect for web projects and can be used to make your objects available through HTTP.

See also

hubiC (OVH)

Connecting

Note

Connection profiles can be installed from Preferences → Profiles.

OpenStack Swift

Download the OVH Public Cloud Storage Connection Profile or install it from Preferences… → Profiles for preconfigured settings.

Manual Configuration

You will need to create a new user in the OVH manager in Cloud → Servers → Project → OpenStack. Choose Download OpenStack configuration file (openrc.sh) and open it in a text editor. Copy the values OS_TENANT_ID:OS_USERNAME for the username from the file.

  • Server: auth.cloud.ovh.net

  • Port: 443

  • Username: OS_TENANT_ID:OS_USERNAME

  • Password: Your Password. You will find the password in the user list in Project → OpenStack.

S3

Access your containers via S3 by creating an S3 user via OVHcloud Control Panel.

  • Download the OVH Public Cloud Storage (Beauharnois) Connection Profile for preconfigured settings.

  • Download the OVH Public Cloud Storage (Gravelines) Connection Profile for preconfigured settings.

  • Download the OVH Public Cloud Storage (Roubaix) Connection Profile for preconfigured settings.

  • Download the OVH Public Cloud Storage (Strasbourg) Connection Profile for preconfigured settings.

  • Download the OVH Public Cloud Storage (London) Connection Profile for preconfigured settings.

  • Download the OVH Public Cloud Storage (Warsaw) Connection Profile for preconfigured settings.

Creating S3 Access Using the Control Panel

  • Log into your OVHcloud Control Panel.

  • Choose a Standard Object Storage container from your public cloud project.

  • Check the region and install the corresponding connection profile.

  • Add an existing user or create a new one.

Cyberduck CLI

To use a connection, the corresponding profile must be installed with the following parameters using Cyberduck CLI.

duck --username OS_TENANT_ID:OS_USERNAME --password PROJECT_USER_PASSWORD --region BHS3 --list ovh://CONTAINERNAME

Alternatively, connect using the default connection profile by specifying the authentication hostname with

duck --username OS_TENANT_ID:OS_USERNAME --password PROJECT_USER_PASSWORD --region BHS3 --list swift://auth.cloud.ovh.net/CONTAINERNAME

Containers

You can choose the region when creating a new container with File → New Folder….

OVH Public Cloud Storage

Limitations

  • The S3 access is currently limited to the storage class Standard.

  • Server-side encrypted objects using SSE-C can’t be used or downloaded.

References