Nextcloud
Nextcloud can be used provide file hosting service with browser based access but also Desktop Application or Mobile Apps. It can easily be connected to Contabo's Object Storage in order to store and retrieve data.
Please follow the installation instruction like described on Nextcloud.
Required data
access_key
secret_key
- Contabo's S3 URL
- your bucket name
For access_key
, secret_key
and the S3 URL please check here.
Example data
access_key
= 82046e8110804a43bf29c1ae426a724dsecret_key
= 82e69bd7a52076c527154297a76c2233- S3 URL = https://eu2.contabostorage.com
- bucket name = nextcloud
Setup
Please follow the steps in order to use Contabo's Object Storage as external storage:
- Select on the upper right admin user
+ Apps
, see screenshot - Enable
External storage support
, see screenshot - Go to
Settings
via upper right admin user, see - On left hand side via
Adminstration
section, selectExternal Storage
. See - Specify values for a new external storage, see
Folder name
e.g.Contabo S3 Object Storage
External Storage
=Amazon S3
Authentication
=Access Key
Bucket
=nextcloud
Hostname
=eu2.contabostorage.com
Port
= 443Region
=default
- check
Enable SSL
- check
Enable Path Style
Access Key
=82046e8110804a43bf29c1ae426a724d
Secret Key
=82e69bd7a52076c527154297a76c2233
- Click on Save (the little checkmark icon at the right)
- You are done. Navigate to files, there you should see the folder "Contabo S3 Object Storage" and being able to upload and download files to the S3 Object Storage