Linode Object Storage

S3-compatible Linode Object Storage makes it easy and more affordable to manage unstructured data such as content assets, as well as sophisticated and data-intensive storage challenges around artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Connecting

Connection Profile

Note

Connection profiles can be installed from Preferences → Profiles.

  • Linode Object Storage (France, Paris) Download the Linode Object Storage (Paris) Connection Profile for preconfigured settings.

  • Linode Object Storage (Milan, Italy) Download the Linode Object Storage (Milan) Connection Profile for preconfigured settings.

  • Linode Object Storage (Singapore) Download the Linode Object Storage (Singapore) Connection Profile for preconfigured settings.

  • Linode Object Storage (Frankfurt, Germany) Download the Linode Object Storage (Frankfurt) Connection Profile for preconfigured settings.

  • Linode Object Storage (Newark, NJ, USA) Download the Linode Object Storage (Newark) Connection Profile for preconfigured settings.

  • Linode Object Storage (Atlanta, GA, USA) Download the Linode Object Storage (Atlanta) Connection Profile for preconfigured settings.

  • Linode Object Storage (Washington, DC, USA) Download the Linode Object Storage (Washington) Connection Profile for preconfigured settings.

  • Linode Object Storage (Chicago, IL, USA) Download the Linode Object Storage (Chicago) Connection Profile for preconfigured settings.

Manual Configuration

Enter the following information in the bookmark. Choose the endpoint based on the bucket location. Refer to Availability

  • Protocol: Amazon S3

  • Server: us-southeast-1.linodeobjects.com, us-east-1.linodeobjects.com, eu-central-1.linodeobjects.com, ap-south-1.linodeobjects.com

  • Access Key ID: your access key

  • Secret Access Key: your secret access key

Generate Access Keys

You have to generate an access key before you can connect to Linode Object storage:

  1. Log into the Linode Cloud Manager.

  2. Click on the Object Storage link in the sidebar, navigate to the Access Keys tab, and select Create an Access Key.

  3. If you haven’t enabled Object Storage till now you will be prompt to confirm that you want to Enable Object Storage.

Within the Create an Access Key menu:

  1. Set a label as a reference for the key

  2. Enable Limited Access to limit granted permissions per buckets

  3. Select Submit to generate the key

After submitting a window will be displayed containing the Access Key and Secret Key.

Tip

The window will only be displayed once and the Secret Key cannot be retrieved once the window is closed. Make sure to keep the credential somewhere safe.

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