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Object Storage

SWITCHengines offers an S3 object storage service. The service is compatible with the Amazon S3 API, but some special AWS features are not supported.

The S3 service is easy to use, with a simple web services (REST) interface to store and retrieve any amount of data from anywhere on the web.

SWITCHengines Object Storage Overview

Storage Backend

Region

Endpoints

Description

Cloudian Hyperstore S3

ZH

ZH: https://s3-zh.os.switch.ch

S3 object storage based on Cloudian Hyperstore.
Very high S3 compatibility.

Disabled by default; may be enabled via a support request.

Ceph Object Gateway

ZH & LS

ZH: https://os.zhdk.cloud.switch.ch

LS: https://os.unil.cloud.switch.ch

S3 object Storage ased on Ceph Object Gateway.
Supports basic S3 features. Enabled by default.

Important:
SWITCHengines recommends:

Region ZH: Use S3 Cloudian-based object storage. Access Documentation
Region LS: Use S3 Ceph-based object storage. Access Documentation

You can connect to our S3 service via various clients. In the Clients & Libraries section, you can find more information about this topic.