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Prepare storage location

Before working with backups, create a backup location as a backup destination for creating and storing your backup artifacts.

Everest supports S3-compatible backup locations, which means you can use AWS S3 or any other storage solutions that support S3 API, like min.io.

Important

  • Currently, Everest does not support S3 buckets with S3 Object Lock. Make sure your backup destination you are registering does not have S3 Object Lock enabled.

  • Make sure you have read/write/delete permissions to the S3 bucket.

To create a backup storage location:

  1. Go to Backup storage settings:

    Navigate to Settings > Backup storages, then click Add Backup storage.

  2. Fill in the Required Fields:

    • Name: Enter a name using only lowercase letters, numbers, or hyphens.
    • Description: (Optional) Add a short description for this backup storage.
    • Namespace: Select where this backup storage will be available.
    • Type: Choose S3 Compatible.
    • Bucket Name: Provide the S3 bucket name where backups will be stored.
    • Region: Specify the bucket’s region (e.g., us-east-1).
    • Endpoint: Enter the S3-compatible URL (e.g., https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com).
    • Access Key: Input the access key for your S3 account.
    • Secret Key: Input the corresponding secret key.

  3. Additional Options:

    • Verify TLS Certificate: Enable this to validate secure connections.
    • Force Path-Style URL Access: Use this if your storage provider uses path-style URLs.

  4. Click Add to save your configuration.

Next steps

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