---
title: "Backup Licenses - How Vaults work"
description: "Find out how the Vaults delivered with the Backup Licenses product work, how they are billed, and how to order additional ones"
url: https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/storage-and-backup/backup-licenses/vault
lang: en
lastUpdated: 2026-08-12
---
# Backup Licenses - How Vaults work

## Objective

A **Vault** is a storage space provided by OVHcloud to which you can send your backup data. With Backup Licenses, a first Vault is delivered automatically with your first licence.

**This guide explains how Backup Licenses Vaults work, how they are billed, and how to order additional ones.**

## Requirements

- A Backup Licenses licence that you have ordered. See our "[Ordering and configuring your first licence](/en/guides/storage-and-backup/backup-licenses/first-configuration.md)" guide for more information.

## Instructions

### The "bundle" Vault

A **"bundle"** Vault is delivered by default with your first Backup Licenses licence.

- This Vault is **tied to the product subscription**: it is **deleted if the Backup Licenses product is cancelled**.
- It is **unique**: you only have one "bundle" Vault, regardless of how many licences you hold.
- It is **free of charge up to 500 GB**. This space can be used for your VBR servers as well as for other storage needs.

:::danger
Cancelling the Backup Licenses product results in the **deletion of the "bundle" Vault and the data it contains**. Make sure you have retrieved your data before cancelling.

:::

### Retrieving the Vault connection details

The "bundle" Vault is provided as an **S3<sup>1</sup> bucket**
. To retrieve the connection details (endpoint, access credentials), click `Show credentials
` on the Vault page in the OVHcloud Control Panel.
These details let you configure the Vault as an object repository in your Veeam Backup & Replication server, or access it with any S3-compatible client.

### Billing of the "bundle" Vault

- The **first 500 GB are included** in your Backup Licenses subscription, at no extra cost.
- **Beyond 500 GB**, each additional GB consumed is billed **monthly**, at the **public OVHcloud Object Storage rate**.

:::info
Up-to-date prices are available on the [Object Storage pricing page](https://www.ovhcloud.com/en-gb/public-cloud/prices/#439).

:::

### Ordering additional Vaults

You can order **additional Vaults** from the OVHcloud Control Panel.

They work exactly like the "bundle" Vault (S3 bucket, same uses, same access methods), with one difference: they are **billed from the first GB consumed**, at the public OVHcloud Object Storage rate. No free allowance is included.

The table below summarises the differences:

|                     | "Bundle" Vault                                        | Additional Vault                                     |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| **Delivery**        | Delivered automatically with the first licence        | Ordered on demand from the Control Panel             |
| **Number**          | One per subscription                                  | As many as needed                                    |
| **Included volume** | 500 GB free of charge                                 | None                                                 |
| **Billing**         | From the 501st GB, at the public Object Storage rate  | From the first GB, at the public Object Storage rate |
| **Lifecycle**       | Deleted when the Backup Licenses product is cancelled | Can be cancelled independently                       |

## Go further

- [Backup Licenses - Ordering and configuring your first licence](/en/guides/storage-and-backup/backup-licenses/first-configuration.md)
- [Backup Licenses - Known restrictions](/en/guides/storage-and-backup/backup-licenses/restrictions.md)
- [OVHcloud Object Storage](https://www.ovhcloud.com/en-gb/public-cloud/object-storage/)

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1
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