Connecting to File Storage

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DreamFactoryTutorialsConnecting to File Storage
    1. AWS S3

To create a service for connecting to Amazon S3 storage, follow these steps.

  • Go to the Services tab in the admin console.
  • Click Create.
  • Set the Service Type to 'AWS S3.'
  • Enter a name and label for the service. Name will be part of the URL for accessing the service via the REST API.
  • Go to the Config tab for the new service.
  • Enter your AWS access key, secret key, and region.
  • Enter container (bucket) name.
  • Click Create Service to save your new service.
  • Go to the API Docs tab in the admin console to test your new service.
    1. Rackspace Cloud Files & OpenStack Object Storage

To create a service for connecting to Rackspace or OpenStack storage, follow these steps.

  • Go to the Services tab in the admin console.
  • Click Create.
  • Set the Service Type to 'Rackspace Cloud Files' or 'OpenStack Object Storage.'
  • Enter a name and label for the service. Name will be part of the URL for accessing the service via the REST API.
  • Go to the Config tab for the new service.
  • Enter all requested info pertaining to your storage account, including container name. Public paths are optional.
  • Click Create Service to save your new service.
  • Go to the API Docs tab in the admin console to test your new service.
    1. Azure Blob Storage

To create a service for connecting to Azure blob storage, follow these steps. Azure support is not included by default, so you will have to modify your composer.json file and run composer update.

```cp composer.json-all-dist composer.json```

  • Go to the Services tab in the admin console.
  • Click Create.
  • Set the Service Type to 'Azure Blob Storage.'
  • Enter a name and label for the service. Name will be part of the URL for accessing the service via the REST API.
  • Go to the Config tab for the new service.
  • Enter your AWS access key, secret key, and region.
  • Enter container (bucket) name.
  • Click Create Service to save your new service.
  • Go to the API Docs tab in the admin console to test your new service.