How to Use S3 Object Storage with Nextcloud

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.

1. Select the External storage menu
2. Create an Amazon S3 storage type.
3. Name your destination folder
4. Specify the name of your container
5. Set the host as: s3.<region_in_lowercase>.perf.cloud.ovh.us
6. Set the port to 443
7. Specify the region
8. Activate SSL
9. Enter your access key
10. Fill in your secret key
11. 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: