Object Storage holds files, images, video, downloads and backups, and serves them fast from the region and over the web. Files live in Containers (buckets).
Create a container
- Open Storage, then Object Storage.
- Click to create a container and fill in:
- Name: a short, lowercase name, such as
assets. This becomes part of the file's web address, so keep it simple. - Access: choose private (only your keys can read it) or public (anyone with the link can read it). Pick public only for things meant for the open web, like a website's images.
- Name: a short, lowercase name, such as
- Create it.
Upload files
- Open the container.
- Drag files onto it, or click to browse and select them. You can create folders to organise larger sets.
- Each object gets an address you can copy and use in a web page or share.
Use it from an app
Object Storage is S3-compatible. For code and tools, create an S3 access key (see API access and Application Credentials or the S3/EC2 credentials option), then point any S3 client at s3.<region>.gewapecloud.com, for example s3.nbo.gewapecloud.com for Nairobi. Full detail is in the developer docs at developers.gewape.cloud.
You pay for how much you store and how much is downloaded, which is far cheaper than serving large files from a server disk. If uploads or access fail, see Object storage access errors.