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 # Adding an S3 Compatible Cloud Provider # Adding an S3 Compatible Cloud Provider
-##### Last updated on March 202020.+##### Last updated on Oct 242023
  
-Storage Made Easy is able to connect to many on-premise and cloud object storage providers through our Open S3 connector. The connector supports all advanced functionality including real-time synchronization, trash, locking, and [[mstream]].+The Access Anywhere is able to connect to many on-premises and cloud object storage providers through the Open S3 connector. The connector supports all advanced functionality including real-time synchronization, trash, locking, and [[:mstream]].
  
-You can then easily manage and access object storage through the File Fabric desktop and mobile clients.+You can then easily manage and access object storage through Access Anywhere desktop and mobile clients.
  
 ## Choosing the Open S3 Provider ## Choosing the Open S3 Provider
  
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-The first step is to choose to add the Open S3 provider to your SME Account either as a first step on activation or later from the **Dashboard** which is accessible from the top menu.+The first step is to choose to add the Open S3 provider to Access Anywhere either as a first step on activation or later from the **Dashboard** which is accessible from the top menu.
  
  
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-You need to grant the File Fabric access your S3 Compatible Cloud. To do this you need to enter an endpoint, an Access Key and a Secret Key. This information is used to request access to your S3 compatible Cloud. All authentication data is stored encrypted, with the encryption key being stored in a separate key server for security.+You need to grant Access Anywhere access your S3 Compatible Cloud. To do this you need to enter an endpoint, an Access Key and a Secret Key. This information is used to request access to your S3 compatible Cloud. All authentication data is stored encrypted, with the encryption key being stored in a separate key server for security.
  
  
 ## Choosing Buckets ## Choosing Buckets
  
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-After you enter your authentication details and these are accepted the File Fabric will list any buckets that are available. You then choose which buckets you wish to manage through the File Fabric platform, and which will be the default bucket%%**%%. As part of this process you can choose to create a new default bucket if you wish.+After you enter your authentication details and these are accepted Access Anywhere will list any buckets that are available. You then choose which buckets you wish to manage through Access Anywhere platform, and which will be the default bucket%%**%%. As part of this process you can choose to create a new default bucket if you wish.
  
-Any buckets you choose not to index / sync will not be visible within the File Fabric. You would need to go back to the Open S3 settings from the Dashboard to add them to your account. This is also the case with any new buckets you add directly from the S3 compatible provider.+Any buckets you choose not to index / sync will not be visible within Access Anywhere. You would need to go back to the Open S3 settings from the Dashboard to add them to your account. This is also the case with any new buckets you add directly from the S3 compatible provider.
  
-Once buckets have been selected the File Fabric creates a background task to index all the metadata, or if you have selected it, the content for indexing. This may take several minutes, or longer if you have millions of files.+Once buckets have been selected Access Anywhere creates a background task to index all the metadata, or if you have selected it, the content for indexing. This may take several minutes, or longer if you have millions of files.
  
-%%**%% The default bucket is used for interactions with [[http://storagemadeeasy.com/wiki/top5things/#step2|Smart folders]].+%%**%% The default bucket is used for interactions with Smart folders.
  
  
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 ### Provider Options ### Provider Options
  
-* **Cloud Refresh Mode** - Determines whether folders are refreshed on demand using real-time refresh. Use this option when objects may be changed outside of the File Fabric+* **Cloud Refresh Mode** - Determines whether folders are refreshed on demand using real-time refresh. Use this option when objects may be changed outside of Access Anywhere (ie. the storage is being used in a bi-modal fashion)
  
 * **Use Server Side Encryption for Upload** - Enables SSE if supported by the provider. * **Use Server Side Encryption for Upload** - Enables SSE if supported by the provider.
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 * **API Signature Version** - Choose Version 2 or Version 4. * **API Signature Version** - Choose Version 2 or Version 4.
  
-* **Allow direct upload in client apps** - Allows clients to upload to the storage  provider using pre-signed URLs. The provider endpoint must be accessible by the client device.+* **Allow direct upload in client apps** - Allows clients to upload to the storage provider using pre-signed URLs. The provider endpoint must be accessible by the client device.
  
 * **Support Trash** - Older versions of files that are deleted (or updated depending on policy) are moved to trash rather than being deleted. * **Support Trash** - Older versions of files that are deleted (or updated depending on policy) are moved to trash rather than being deleted.
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 ### Synchronisation ### Synchronisation
  
-Choose **Synchronize files** to refresh File Fabric metadata after changes have been made to the storage outside of File Fabric.+Choose **Synchronize files** to refresh Access Anywhere metadata after changes have been made to the storage outside of Access Anywhere.
  
  
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 S3 Compatible Clouds that are known to work with the Open S3 provider include: S3 Compatible Clouds that are known to work with the Open S3 provider include:
  
 + * [[:cloudproviders/backblaze]] - Backblaze Provider also available
 + * [[https://www.cloudian.com|HyperStore Object Storage]] - Cloudian Provider also available
 + * [[https://www.constant.com/cloud/storage/|Constant Cloud Storage]]
 + * [[https://www.mh.connectria.com/rp/order/cloud_storage_index|Connectria]]
 + * [[https://dunkel.de/s3/|Dunkel Storage]]
 + * [[https://www.exoscale.com/object-storage/|Exoscale Object Storage]]
  * [[http://open.eucalyptus.com/wiki/EucalyptusStorage_v1.4|Eucalyptus Walrus]]  * [[http://open.eucalyptus.com/wiki/EucalyptusStorage_v1.4|Eucalyptus Walrus]]
- * [[http://cloud.google.com/products/cloud-storage.html|Google Storage]]+ * [[http://cloud.google.com/products/cloud-storage.html|Google Storage]] - Google Storage Provider also available 
 + * [[http://greenqloud.com|GreenQloud]] 
 + * [[https://www.hosteurope.de/produkte/Cloud-Storage|HostEurope]] 
 + * [[https://www.lunacloud.com/en/cloud-storage|LunaCloud]] 
 + * [[https://storagemadeeasy.com/lyvecloud/|Lyve Cloud]] 
 + * [[https://www.netapp.com/data-storage/storagegrid/|NetApp StorageGRID]] - requires Access Anywhere 2006.03 
 + * [[https://cloud.nifty.com/storage/|Nifty Cloud Storage]] 
 + * [[https://object-matrix.com/|Object Matrix]]
  * OpenStack Swift  * OpenStack Swift
- * [[http://cloud.nifty.com/storage/|Nifty Cloud Storage]] + * [[https://cloud.telekom.de/en|Open Telekom Cloud Storage]]
- * [[https://www.mh.connectria.com/rp/order/cloud_storage_index|Connectria]] +
- * [[http://www.constant.com/cloud/storage/|Constant Cloud Storage]] +
- * [[http://business.tiscali.it/cloud/prodotti/storage|Tiscali Storage Cloud]] +
- * [[http://greenqloud.com|GreenQloud]] +
- * [[http://www.seeweb.it/|SeeWeb Storage Cloud]]+
  * [[http://basho.com/products/riakcs/|Riakcs]]  * [[http://basho.com/products/riakcs/|Riakcs]]
- * [[http://www.cloudian.com/cloud-storage-products/cloud-storage-overview.html|Cloudian]] + * [[https://www.rstor.io/products/space/|RSTOR Space]] 
- * [[https://www.lunacloud.com/en/cloud-storage|LunaCloud]] + * [[https://www.seeweb.it/|SeeWeb Storage Cloud]] 
- * [[http://www.hosteurope.de/produkte/Cloud-Storage|HostEurope]] + * [[https://business.tiscali.it/cloud/prodotti/storage|Tiscali Storage Cloud]] 
- * [[http://dunkel.de/s3/|Dunkel Storage]] + [[https://wasabi-support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002351372-How-do-I-use-Storage-Made-Easy-with-Wasabi-|Wasabi]] 
- + [[https://www.zadara.com/|Zadara Storage]]
-Once Clouds are added they can be used with the web file manager and also the [[https://storagemadeeasy.com/LinuxDrive/|Linux]], [[https://storagemadeeasy.com/MacCloudTools/|Mac]], [[https://storagemadeeasy.com/WindowsPhone/|Windows]][[https://storagemadeeasy.com/iphone|iOS]], [[https://storagemadeeasy.com/Android|Android]], [[https://storagemadeeasy.com/WindowsPhone|Windows Phone]], and [[https://storagemadeeasy.com/BlackBerry|BlackBerry]] Apps.+
  
-Storage Made Easy also provides an S3 compatible interface that provides S3 access to any mapped clouds even if they do not support the S3 API directly. If you arrived at this page looking for this, please see [[s3compatibleapi|this Wiki page]]. 
  
 ## Provider Requirements ## Provider Requirements
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 ### Restrictions ### Restrictions
  
-The Open S3 provider doesn't impose limits such as bucket naming, number of buckets, object size, number of parts (for multi-part upload) and length of object keys except where the S3 API is also limited.+The Open S3 provider doesn't impose restrictions of limits on bucket naming, number of buckets, object size, number of parts (for multi-part upload) and length of object keys except where the S3 API is also restricted.
  
-If the provider restricts an operation, and an error is returned to the File Fabric, an error will be returned to the client application.+If the provider restricts an operation, and an error is returned to Access Anywhere, an error will be returned to the client application.
  
 ### S3 Compatible APIs ### S3 Compatible APIs
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  * HeadObject  * HeadObject
  * PutObject  * PutObject
 + * Presign
  * GetObject (including range reads)  * GetObject (including range reads)
  * CopyObject (including x-amz-copy-source)  * CopyObject (including x-amz-copy-source)
  * DeleteObject  * DeleteObject
- * CreateMultipartUpload + * CreateMultipartUpload * 
- * CompleteMultipartUpload + * CompleteMultipartUpload * 
- * AbortMultipartUpload + * AbortMultipartUpload * 
- * UploadPart + * UploadPart * 
- * UploadPartCopy+ * UploadPartCopy *
  
-If MPU is not supported by the provider the connector will failover to non-MPU APIs.+Note: * If MPU is not supported by the provider the connector will failover to non-MPU APIs.
  
 ### Signing API Requests ### Signing API Requests
  
-The File Fabric will connect to the S3 compatible storage using the AWS Signature Version 4 Signing Process, or if not successful, Version 2. This can be changed in the provider settings.+The Access Anywhere will connect to the S3 compatible storage using the AWS Signature Version 4 Signing Process, or if not successful, Version 2. This can be changed in the provider settings.
  
 ### Rate Limiting ### Rate Limiting
  
-Some S3 compatible storage providers may limit the rate at which it processes requests.  This page: [[throttledcloudproviders|File Fabric Handling of Rate-Limiting Storage Providers]] explains how the File Fabric responds to rate limiting.+Some S3 compatible storage providers may limit the rate at which it processes requests.  This page: [[:throttledcloudproviders|Access Anywhere Handling of Rate-Limiting Storage Providers]] explains how Access Anywhere responds to rate limiting.
  
-For most recoverable errors the File Fabric will retry transparently three times before returning an error to the client.+For most recoverable errors Access Anywhere will retry transparently three times before returning an error to the client.