Objective
Nextcloud is a suite of client-server software for creating and using file hosting services.
This guide explains how to set up storage in Nextcloud to use a S3 Object Storage container.
Requirements
- A container
- A user with the required access rights on the container
- Your S3 credentials (access_key and secret_access_key)
See our Getting Started with S3 Object Storage guide.
Instructions
Configuration from the graphical interface
Activate the External storage support application
Click on your profile at the top right and then on Apps
.
Select the Disabled Apps
in the left panel.
Locate the External storage support application and click Enable
.
Configuration
Click on your avatar at the top right and select Settings
from the drop-down menu.
- Select the
External storage
menu - Create an Amazon S3 storage type.
- Name your destination folder
- Specify the name of your container
- Set the host as:
s3.<region_in_lowercase>.perf.cloud.ovh.us
- Set the port to 443
- Specify the region
- Activate SSL
- Enter your access key
- Fill in your secret key
Validate
Open the Files
application, select the External storage
menu in the "Administrative" menu and then select your container
.
The result should be similar to this: