OVH
Step by step guide to automate OVH server and volume snapshots on a custom schedule, daily, hourly, weekly, etc.
In this step, we will generate a unique API Token on OVH that will allow us to automate OVH snapshots from SimpleBackups dashboard.
Obtain OVH API Key
- Go to OVH’s Create API Token Page. (https://www.ovh.com/auth/api/createToken)
- Choose a name, description and the following rights to the API Key:
- GET: *
- PUT:*
- POST: *
- DELETE:*
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- Click on Create
- Copy the Application Key, Application Secret, and Consumer Key. Make sure to store them somewhere safe so you can access them later.
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Finally, grab your Service Name ( Also sometimes reffered as Project name ) from your OVH’s public cloud control panel (https://www.ovh.com/manager/#/public-cloud).
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