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S3 Targets

All QuickStack backup destinations are S3-compatible buckets. Configure at least one S3 target before setting up any backup schedule.

Configuring an S3 target

  1. Go to SettingsS3 Targets.
  2. Click Add S3 Target and fill in:
FieldDescription
NameA label for this target (anything descriptive)
Bucket NameYour S3 bucket name
EndpointS3-compatible endpoint URL (e.g. s3.amazonaws.com, s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com, your MinIO URL)
RegionBucket region (e.g. eu-central-1)
Access Key IDIAM/service account key with bucket permissions
Secret KeyCorresponding secret
  1. Click Save.
Credentials

Store Access Key and Secret Key securely. Rotate credentials regularly. The IAM policy needs: s3:PutObject, s3:GetObject, s3:DeleteObject, s3:ListBucket.

Compatible providers

Any S3-compatible object storage works, including:

  • AWS S3
  • Cloudflare R2
  • Backblaze B2
  • MinIO (self-hosted)
  • Hetzner Object Storage
  • DigitalOcean Spaces

After setup

Once at least one S3 target is configured, you can reference it in: