🚀 How to Use OVH S3 and Storage Gateway for File Transfers and Backups

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OVH Cloud offers powerful object storage services through its S3-compatible API and robust Storage Gateway. This guide covers setup, file transfers, and backup procedures using both methods.

☁️ OVH S3 Basics

Endpoints:

  • Standard: https://s3.sbg.io.cloud.ovh.net
  • High-Performance: https://s3.sbg.perf.cloud.ovh.net

Other Details:

  • Bucket Name: your-bucket-name
  • Region: sbg

🛠️ Setting Up AWS CLI for OVH S3

1. Configure AWS CLI:

aws configure --profile ovh
  • Enter your OVH Access Key, Secret, and Region: sbg

2. Edit AWS Config File:

Open ~/.aws/config and add:

[profile ovh]
region = sbg
output = json
s3 =
    endpoint_url = https://s3.sbg.io.cloud.ovh.net

👉 For High-Performance:
Replace the endpoint_url with:

https://s3.sbg.perf.cloud.ovh.net

📁 Uploading & Downloading Files with AWS CLI

🔼 Upload File

aws s3 cp /path/to/your/file s3://your-bucket-name/ --profile ovh

🔽 Download File

aws s3 cp s3://your-bucket-name/your-file.txt /destination/path --profile ovh

📃 List Bucket Contents

aws s3 ls s3://your-bucket-name/ --profile ovh

🛰️ Accessing OVH Storage Gateway

Gateway Host:
gateways.storage.gra.cloud.ovh.net

🔐 Credentials Format

Use the following format for authentication:

OS_TENANT_ID:OS_USERNAME:GENERATED_PASSWORD

Example:

1234567890123456.user-ExampleUser.ExampleGeneratedPassword123

🔁 Using Rsync with OVH Storage Gateway

📤 Upload a Directory

rsync -avp --progress -e "ssh -p 22" /local/backup-folder username@gateways.storage.gra.cloud.ovh.net:./remote-folder-name

📥 Download a Directory

rsync -rt username@gateways.storage.gra.cloud.ovh.net:/remote-folder-name /local/restore-folder

💡 Pro Tips

  • ✅ Use --dry-run with rsync to test before actual execution: rsync -av --dry-run ...
  • ⚠️ Be cautious with --delete — it removes files from the destination not found in the source.
  • 🔐 Secure all credentials, especially SSH and API keys.
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