Object Storage Swift - Using Object Storage with Rclone

Objective

OVHcloud Object Storage can be synchronised using Rclone.

This guide explains how to sync object storage using Rclone and the OVHcloud Console.

Rclone is an external synchronisation program - you can find further details for its use in its official documentation.

Requirements

• You need to have created an Object Storage container (you can create one from the OVHcloud Console or from Horizon)
• You need to have created an OpenStack user account

OVHcloud Console Access

• Direct link: Projects
• Navigation path: Public Cloud > Select your project > Storage > Object Storage

Instructions

Once you have created your container and OpenStack account, you only need to do two things:

• Retrieve the Rclone config file:

Once your OpenStack user account has been created, you can retrieve the config file you need for Rclone from the OVHcloud Console.

To do this, in the left-hand menu of your Public Cloud project, click Object Storage under Storage, then open the Users tab. Click the ... button on the row of the user, then Download an rclone configuration. Select Swift as the Type, choose the Region of your container, then click Download.

• Configure Rclone:

Once the file has been downloaded, you can launch the following command to add your new storage space:

Rclone config

You will be asked to insert the config data that appears in your file.

Once the configuration is complete, you can test it by listing your containers, for example:

Rclone lsd BackupStorage

(Where BackupStorage is the name given to your storage space.)

You can find more detailed instructions on how to synchronise your object storage and Rclone on the official Rclone website: Official Rclone documentation.

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