Storj
Steps to connect your Storaj storage to SimpleBackups
Prerequisites
- Create a Storj Account: If you don’t already have an account on Storj, create one.
- Set Up a Storj Bucket: Create a new bucket in your Storj account where your backups will be stored.
- Get Access Credentials: You will need your Storj S3 Credentials - which can be generated as seen below.
![Create S3 credentials for Storj to use for Backups](https://www.notion.so/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F877bbb47-2797-4f53-a4ed-4585ee282117%2F019479da-2a3f-4546-b2c6-48256ca07221%2FUntitled.png?table=block&id=048ba5c6-25b8-4d6d-a313-0a4b470beda8&cache=v2)
When you choose the buckets you want to have SimpleBackups access with the key you are generating, make sure you save the following access key and secret key.
![View S3 credentials for Storj](https://www.notion.so/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F877bbb47-2797-4f53-a4ed-4585ee282117%2F4a85d573-e2ba-4abb-8597-7629b8ea6c05%2FSimpleBackups-Storj-Access-S3-Credentials.png?table=block&id=b1d4e6b3-f1a2-45c4-a977-25bac7635ec0&cache=v2)
Connecting Storj to SimpleBackups
Add New Storage: Click on 'Connect Storage +' from the Storage page https://my.simplebackups.com/storage or when creating a backup.
- Select Storj: Choose Storj as your storage provider from the list of options.
- Enter Storage Details:
- Key and Secret: Paste the Storj key and secret that you generated earlier.
- Region: Select the region where your Storj account is located.
- Bucket: Enter the name of the bucket you created in Storj.
![Connect Storj bucket to SimpleBackups](https://www.notion.so/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F877bbb47-2797-4f53-a4ed-4585ee282117%2Fa09993f5-24fe-4646-9985-1c0a2673f7da%2FSimpleBackups-Storj-Backup-COnnect.png?table=block&id=d90df518-d0f7-4c0d-9520-4cbc8a884b3e&cache=v2)
- After validating, give your storage a name then save it!
You are now ready to use this storage with SimpleBackups.
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Last updated on November 24, 2023