S3 Object Storage - Overview

What's Included

Every S3 Storage plan includes:

Storage quota	Scalable - upgrade or downgrade anytime from your panel
Buckets	Up to 100 buckets per account
Objects	Unlimited within your storage quota
Access keys	Multiple keys - create, rotate, or delete anytime
Service accounts	Granular per-bucket access with configurable permissions
Monitoring	Real-time usage stats: storage, objects, traffic, operations
Connection	HTTPS, path-style access
Quick Connect	Ready-to-use configs for AWS CLI, s3cmd, rclone, MinIO Client, Python

Your S3 Panel

After activating your S3 Storage service, you'll see the following sections in your client panel:

Section	What you can do
Service Details	View your plan, billing cycle, storage size, and upgrade/downgrade your quota
S3 Buckets	Create and delete buckets, see object count and size per bucket
S3 Credentials	Manage access keys and service accounts, view your endpoint and User ID
S3 Quick Connect	Copy-paste ready configurations and commands for popular S3 clients
S3 Usage	Monitor disk usage, traffic (incoming/outgoing), and API operations (GET, PUT, DELETE, LIST)

Managing Buckets

Go to S3 Buckets to create and manage your storage containers. Each bucket stores an unlimited number of objects within your overall quota.

To create a bucket, enter a name and click + Create. The bucket list shows the number of objects and total size for each bucket.

Naming rules: Bucket names may contain lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens. Must start and end with a letter or number.

Credentials & Access Management

The S3 Credentials section displays your connection details: Endpoint URL and User ID. Here you also manage two types of access:

Access Keys

Access keys provide full access to all your buckets. Use them for personal tasks such as backup management or general storage operations. You can create multiple keys and rotate them at any time for security - click + New Key to generate a new pair, or delete old keys that are no longer in use.

Service Accounts - Granular Per-Bucket Access

Service accounts are separate credentials scoped to a single bucket with specific permissions. This is the recommended approach for integrations, automated workflows, and third-party access.

When creating a service account, you choose:

Field	Description
Name	A descriptive label (e.g. backup-robot, cdn-reader, deploy-bot)
Bucket	The specific bucket this account can access
Permissions	Read - download objects only | Write - upload objects only | Read & Write - full access to the bucket

Use Cases for Service Accounts

Scenario	Bucket	Permission
Automated backups (cron, CI/CD)	backups	Read & Write
CDN or static site serving	public-assets	Read
CI/CD build artifacts upload	builds	Write
Contractor or partner access	shared-project	Read & Write

Security tip: Always use service accounts for automated processes and third-party integrations instead of your main access keys. This way, if credentials are compromised, only one bucket is exposed - not your entire storage.

Connecting to Your Storage

Go to S3 Quick Connect in your panel to find ready-to-use configurations for the following clients:

AWS CLI	Installation command, credentials config, and example operations
s3cmd	Configuration file and usage examples
rclone	Remote configuration and sync commands
MinIO Client	Alias setup and file management
Python (boto3)	Code snippet for programmatic access

Each tab includes your personal credentials pre-filled - just copy, paste, and connect.

Monitoring Usage

The S3 Usage section gives you a real-time overview of your storage consumption:

Metric	Details
Disk Usage	Current usage vs. your quota (e.g. 120 GB / 500 GB)
Objects & Buckets	Total number of stored objects and created buckets
Traffic	Incoming and outgoing bandwidth with percentage breakdown
Operations	Breakdown by type: GET, PUT, DELETE, LIST - with total and successful counts

Note: Storage data is real-time. Traffic and operations statistics may be delayed by up to 15 minutes.