Storing objects with Object Storage and Transmit 5

• object-storage
• Transmit-5

Object Storage allows you to store any kind of object (documents, images, videos, etc.) and retrieve them at a later time from anywhere.

For instance, you can store images and they will be accessible using HTTPS. You can use the control panel to manage your storage. Some tools exist to interact with Object Storage.

Before you start

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

• A Scaleway account logged into the console
• Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
• A valid API key

Retrieving your credentials

To access Object Storage using s3md, you need to configure your API key.

Downloading Transmit

Transmit is a powerful and easy-to-use solution to manage Object Storage from your Mac. It provides a clean and straightforward interface to create, list, and delete buckets, and download, upload, and delete objects inside the Object Storage.

Download Transmit 5.

Configuring Transmit

1. Open the application. On the right-hand side, you see the remote server list.

2. Click + to create a new server profile.

3. Choose Amazon S3 in the list of service types and name the profile. Confirm by clicking Next:

   

4. Enter the following information in the form and Save it:

   • Address: s3.REGION.scw.cloud
   • Port: 443
   • Access key ID: your Access key
   • Secret: your Secret key
   • Root URL: https://s3.REGION.scw.cloud
   Important

   Edit the Address and Root URL parameters to the region of your bucket. It can either be fr-par (Paris, France), nl-ams (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), or pl-waw(Warsaw, Poland).

   

5. Log in to the server:

   

You can now create a bucket and store objects inside. A bucket name must contain only alphanumeric and lowercase characters.