Overview

ALYPOD S3-compatible object storage gives you buckets addressed by an S3 API, so any tool that talks to Amazon S3 — the AWS CLI, s3cmd, rclone, restic, or application SDKs — can use ALYPOD storage with only an endpoint change. It is designed for unstructured data: backups, logs, media, static assets and application uploads.

You manage buckets and access keys in the ALYPOD Console under Storage → S3 Object Storage. Billing appears at account.alypod.com.

Before you begin

• An active ALYPOD Cloud account.
• An S3 Object Storage subscription ordered from the Console.
• Your Endpoint URL, Access Key and Secret Key (created under S3 → Access Keys).

Concepts

• Bucket — a top-level container with a globally unique name.
• Object — a file plus metadata, stored under a key (path).
• Access key — a key pair scoped to read/write buckets on your account.
• Endpoint — the regional S3 URL shown in the Console (for example, copy it into the S3_ENDPOINT variable used below).

Steps

1. In the Console, copy the Endpoint URL and create a bucket, e.g. my-server-backups.
2. Create an access key and store the secret somewhere safe — it is shown once.
3. Configure the AWS CLI:

bash export S3_ENDPOINT="<endpoint-url-from-console>" aws configure set aws_access_key_id YOUR_ACCESS_KEY aws configure set aws_secret_access_key YOUR_SECRET_KEY aws configure set default.region <your-region>

1. Use a custom endpoint for every command:

bash aws --endpoint-url "$S3_ENDPOINT" s3 ls aws --endpoint-url "$S3_ENDPOINT" s3 cp backup.tar.gz s3://my-server-backups/

1. Or use rclone for faster bulk syncs:

bash rclone config create alypod s3 provider=Other \ access_key_id=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY secret_access_key=YOUR_SECRET_KEY \ endpoint="$S3_ENDPOINT" rclone sync /var/backups alypod:my-server-backups/server1

Troubleshooting

• Problem: SignatureDoesNotMatch. Solution: Re-copy the secret key exactly and ensure your clock is accurate (timedatectl).
• Problem: Bucket name rejected. Solution: Use lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens only; names must be unique.
• Problem: Access denied on PUT. Solution: Confirm the access key has write permission on that bucket.

Related articles

• [Storage Box overview]
• [Backing up your server with rsync]
• [Backup best practices (the 3-2-1 rule)]