---
title: "E2E Object Storage"
description: "E2E Object Storage is an S3-compatible bucket service for storing and sharing files, backups, and large datasets over the network."
content_type: "overview"
product: "object-storage"
platform: "MyAccount"
url: "/myaccount/object-storage/"
---

# E2E Object Storage

E2E Object Storage holds files as objects inside a bucket, reached over the network rather than
attached to a server like a disk. You reach a bucket with an access key or a shared link, from any
node, your own laptop, or another cloud. It is built to speak the same S3 API as Amazon S3, so the
S3-compatible tools and SDKs you already know work against it too. See [S3
compatibility](/myaccount/object-storage/concepts/s3-compatibility/) for exactly which ones. A
bucket is a good fit for backups, web app uploads, and AI/ML datasets.

## How buckets, objects and keys fit together

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    A[Create a bucket] --> B[Upload and download objects from the dashboard]
    A --> C[Generate an access key]
    C --> D[Connect with the mc client, s3cmd, or an SDK]
    D --> E[Upload and download objects from a script or an app]
```

## What you can do with Object Storage

Set up a bucket and reach it:

- [Create a bucket](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/create-a-bucket/) in Delhi or Chennai
- [Generate an access key](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/generate-an-access-key/) so an app
  or a command-line tool can read and write to it
- [Connect with the mc client](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/connect-with-the-mc-client/)
- [Connect with s3cmd](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/connect-with-s3cmd/)
- [Connect with CS Browser (formerly S3 Browser)](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/connect-with-s3-browser/)
- [Use the S3-compatible API](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/use-the-s3-compatible-api/) from
  an SDK
- [Mount a bucket with s3fs](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/mount-a-bucket-with-s3fs/) to use
  it as a folder

Work with what is in it:

- [Upload and download objects](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/upload-and-download-objects/)
  from the dashboard
- [Share an object with a presigned URL](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/share-an-object-with-a-presigned-url/)
  without handing out your access key
- [Make a bucket public](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/make-a-bucket-public/) for files meant
  for everyone
- [Delete a bucket](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/delete-a-bucket/), or empty it and keep it
- [Track storage usage](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/track-storage-usage/) from the usage
  dashboard

Protect your data:

- [Turn on Object Versioning](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/turn-on-object-versioning/) so the
  earlier copy survives an overwrite or delete
- [Lock objects with Object Lock](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/lock-objects-with-object-lock/)
  to protect them from changes and deletes for a set time
- [Encrypt objects with your own key](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/encrypt-objects-with-your-own-key/)
- [Set a lifecycle rule](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/set-a-lifecycle-rule/) to delete old
  objects automatically
- [Replicate a bucket to another region](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/replicate-a-bucket-to-another-region/)

Use it with other products and services:

- [Host a static website](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/host-a-static-website/)
- [Back up a MySQL database to E2E Object Storage](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/back-up-a-mysql-database-to-object-storage/)
- [Back up a WordPress site to E2E Object Storage](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/back-up-a-wordpress-site-to-object-storage/)
- [Archive logs to E2E Object Storage with logrotate and s3cmd](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/archive-logs-with-logrotate-and-s3cmd/)
- [Copy a bucket to another account](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/copy-a-bucket-to-another-account/)
- [Replicate from AWS S3 to E2E Object Storage](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/replicate-from-aws-s3-to-object-storage/)

## Where to start with Object Storage

[Get started with E2E Object Storage](/myaccount/object-storage/get-started/) creates a bucket
and uploads a first file. When something fails, start at
[Troubleshooting E2E Object Storage](/myaccount/object-storage/troubleshooting/object-storage/).