Cloud Archive Swift - Creating a Public Cloud Archive container

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Cloud Archive Swift - Creating a Public Cloud Archive container


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Objective

The Public Cloud Archive offer is an unlimited storage solution with simple billing tailored to your needs. There are many types of object containers:

  • For static hosting (static website).
  • For private hosting (e.g. storage of personal data).
  • For public hosting (to store everything that is accessible to the public).
  • For cold storage (archiving).

The first step is to create a container that will hold your files.

This guide explains how to create a container in the OVHcloud Control Panel.

Requirements


OVHcloud Control Panel Access


Instructions

Creating a Public Cloud Archive container from the customer area

Click on Cloud Archive in the left-hand navigation bar under "Storage". If this is your first container :

pca dashboard

If this is not your first container:

pca dashboard

Select the region of your container, then click Next :

select a region

Name your container, then click Create the container :

If you want to link your container to a domain name, your container name must not contain the following characters:

  • [ . ]
  • [ _ ]
  • And you must not use capital letters.

Refer to our guide on linking a container to a domain name if necessary.

container name

Your container is now created:

container created

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