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title: "Step 8. Configuring Object Storage Repositories"
description: "An object storage repository is a repository intended for long-term data storage. It can be based on either a cloud solution or an S3 compatible storage solution. Configuring an object storage repositories is an optional step."
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# Step 8. Configuring Object Storage Repositories

An object storage repository is a repository intended for long-term data storage. It can be based on either a cloud solution or an S3 compatible storage solution. Configuring an object storage repositories is an optional step.

Veeam Backup & Replication supports the following types of object storage repositories:

- S3 compatible
- Amazon S3, Amazon S3 Glacier and Amazon Snowball Edge
- Google Cloud
- IBM Cloud
- Microsoft Azure Blob, Azure Archive Storage and Azure Data Box

In this section, you will learn how to configure Amazon S3 storage system as a backup repository.

## Before You Begin

Before you add an object storage repository, check limitations. To learn about limitations for different storage repositories, see the [Considerations and Limitations](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/object_storage_repository_cal.html?ver=13) section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

## Configuring Object Storage Repository

To add an object storage repository to the Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure, do the following:

1. Open the **Backup Infrastructure** view. In the inventory pane, right-click the **Backup Repositories** node and select **Add Backup Repository**. In the **Add Backup Repository** dialog, select **Object Storage**.

   [![](images/add_repository_type.png)](images/add_repository_type.png){.toggle scale=75}

2. In the **Object Storage** dialog, select **HyperScales** > **S3 Compatible** > **Amazon S3** > **Amazon S3**.

   [![](images/amazon_s3_splash.png)](images/amazon_s3_splash.png){.toggle scale=75}

3. At the **Name** step of the wizard, specify the name and description for the object storage repository.

   ![](images/s3_add_name.png)

4. At the **Account** step of the wizard, specify the connection settings:

   1. From the **Credentials** drop-down list, select user credentials to access your object storage. If you already have a credentials record that was configured in advance, select such a record from the drop-down list. Otherwise, click Add and provide your access and secret keys. For more information, see the [Cloud Credentials Manager](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/cloud_credentials.html?ver=13) section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide. 
   2. In the **AWS region** drop-down list, select a region type.

   If your organization has NAT or different types of firewalls and your access to the internet is limited, you may want to use a gateway server. To do so, click **Choose**, select the **Through a gateway server** check box and choose a server from the list.

   ![Specify account for S3 storage systems](images/s3_add_account.png "Specify account for S3 storage systems")

5. At the **Bucket** step of the wizard, specify how your data will be stored.

   1. From the **Data center** drop-down list, select a region.
   2. From the **Bucket** drop-down list, select a bucket. Make sure that the bucket you want to use to store your backup data was created in advance.
   3. In the **Folder** field, select a cloud folder to which you want to map your object storage repository. To do it, click **Browse** and either select an existing folder or create a new one by clicking **New Folder**.
   4. To define a soft limit for your object storage consumption that can be exceeded temporarily, select the **Limit object storage consumption to** check box and provide the value in TB or PB.

   ![Specify object storage system bucket](images/s3_add_bucket.png "Specify object storage system bucket")

6. Follow the next steps of the wizard and leave the default settings. At the **Summary** step of the wizard, review the settings and click **Finish**.
7. Open the **Backup Infrastructure** view and click the **Backup Repositories** node. The added object storage repository must be available in the working area.

## Reference

For details on adding object storage repositories, see the [Adding Object Storage Repositories](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/new_object_storage.html?ver=13) section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.