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Managing Buckets via S3 Storage User Panel

This section describes how to manage buckets and their contents using S3 Storage user panel.

Logging in to the User Panel​

  1. Log into your DT Customer Portal account, and go to the "Services" Tab, then click the your S3 Storage Package.

  2. You need to generate access key for log in to user panel. In the Access Keys section, click the "Generate Access Key" button.

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  • After generated access key, please save the secure access key because it is only displayed screen once.

  1. Click the "Log in to Panel" button. On the Log in screen, you need to enter ENDPOINT, ACCESS KEY ID and SECRET ACCESS KEY. You can find the endpoint on the product details page, in the API information tab.

  2. Click "LOG IN"

Adding,Deleting, and Listing Buckets​

On the Buckets screen:

  • To add a new bucket, click Add bucket, specify a name, and click Add.

Use bucket names that comply with DNS naming conventions. For more information on bucket naming, see

  • To delete a bucket, select it and click Delete.

  • To list bucket contents, click a bucket name in the list.

Listing Bucket Contents in a Web Browser​

You can list bucket contents with a web browser. To do this, visit the URL that consists of the external DNS name for the S3 endpoint that you specified when creating the S3 cluster and the bucket name. For example, mys3storage.example.com/mybucket

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You can also copy the link to bucket contents by right-clicking it in CyberDuck, and then selecting Copy URL.

Creating, Deleting, and Listing Folders​

On the bucket contents screen:

  • To create a folder, click New folder, specify folder name in the New folder window, and click Add.

  • To delete a folder, select it and click Delete.

  • To list folder contents, click a folder name.

Uploading and Downloading Files​

On the bucket or folder contents screen:

  • To upload files to S3, click Upload and choose files to upload.

  • To download files, select them and click Download.

Obtaining and Validating File Certificates​

S3 Storage offers integration with the Acronis Notary service to leverage blockchain notarization and ensure the immutability of data saved in S3 buckets.

To certify files stored in your buckets, ask your system administrator to enable the Acronis Notary service for the buckets.

On the bucket’s or folder’s contents screen:

  • To get a notarization certificate for a file, select it and click Get Certificate.
  • To check the validity of a file’s certificate, click Validate.