---
title: "Create a bucket"
description: "Create an E2E Object Storage bucket in Delhi or Chennai, and choose versioning, Object Lock, and encryption while you are at it."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "object-storage"
platform: "MyAccount"
url: "/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/create-a-bucket/"
topic: ["create-and-connect"]
---

# Create a bucket

A bucket holds the objects you store. The region, Object Lock, and encryption are set here for good.
You can turn Object Versioning on or suspend it at any time. Open **Storage > Object Storage** and
click **Add Bucket**.

## Name the bucket and pick a region

Enter a name of 3 to 63 characters, lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens, starting and ending
with a letter or number, and not formatted like an IP address (for example, `203.0.113.1`). It must be unique across every E2E Object Storage
account, not only yours, and it stays fixed once created. Choose Delhi or Chennai: a bucket stays in
the region you pick, so choose the one closest to where you will use it, or where a partner bucket
for replication already lives.

## Choose Object Versioning

Check **Enable Object Versioning** to keep every version of every object instead of overwriting
it on the next upload. You can turn this on later too, so it is safe to leave unchecked for now
if you are not sure yet; see
[Turn on Object Versioning](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/turn-on-object-versioning/).

## Choose Object Lock

Check **Enable Object Lock** only if you need write-once-read-many protection on this bucket's
objects. Decide now, because this choice is permanent. It also turns Object Versioning on and
keeps it on. See
[Object Lock](/myaccount/object-storage/concepts/object-lock/) before you decide, and
[Lock objects with Object Lock](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/lock-objects-with-object-lock/)
for what to do once the bucket exists.

## Choose E2E Managed Encryption

Check **Enable E2E Managed Encryption** to have E2E encrypt every object in this bucket
automatically; it starts unchecked. This is the one place to turn it on for the bucket, so
decide now. To manage your own encryption key on individual objects instead, or as
well, see
[Encrypt objects with your own key](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/encrypt-objects-with-your-own-key/).

## Create the bucket

Click **Create Bucket**. The bucket appears in your bucket list right away, empty and ready for
objects; an empty bucket costs nothing to store. If the name is refused, see [Troubleshooting E2E
Object
Storage](/myaccount/object-storage/troubleshooting/object-storage/#bucket-creation-failed-bucket-name-is-not-available)
for what each message means.

Next, see [Generate an access key](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/generate-an-access-key/) so
a script, an app, or a command-line tool can reach the bucket. To add files from the dashboard,
see
[Upload and download objects](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/upload-and-download-objects/).