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title: "Cloud Archive Swift - Creating a Public Cloud Archive container"
description: "Find out how to create your Public Cloud Archive containers in the OVHcloud Control Panel"
url: https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/storage-and-backup/object-storage/pca-create-container
lang: en
lastUpdated: 2021-10-27
---
# Cloud Archive Swift - Creating a Public Cloud Archive container

## 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


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### OVHcloud Control Panel Access

- **Direct link:** <ManagerLink to="/#/pci/projects">Public Cloud Projects</ManagerLink>
- **Navigation path:** <code className="action">Public Cloud</code> > Select your project

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## 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](/images/storage-and-backup/object-storage/pca-create-container/create-container-20211006094158312.png)

If this is not your first container:

![pca dashboard](/images/storage-and-backup/object-storage/pca-create-container/create-container-20211006094851682.png)

Select the region of your container, then click `Next
` :
![select a region](/images/storage-and-backup/object-storage/pca-create-container/create-container-20211006094448923.png)

Name your container, then click `Create the container
` :
:::warning
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](/en/guides/storage-and-backup/object-storage/pcs-link-domain.md) if necessary.

:::

![container name](/images/storage-and-backup/object-storage/pca-create-container/create-container-20211006094550334.png)

Your container is now created:

![container created](/images/storage-and-backup/object-storage/pca-create-container/create-container-20211006094630754.png)

## Go further

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