Backblaze B2 (S3 API)

Prerequisites

• To connect to a cloud endpoint, you must have licensed the Archive Connector Module add-on.

Backblaze Configuration

1. Log in to Backblaze and create a Bucket .
2. The bucket should be set to private, and Default Encryption should be enabled. Keep Object Lock disabled.
3. Once the bucket has been created, navigate to Application Keys and click on Add a New Application Key.
4. Make sure that the new key has access only to the archive bucket and that the type of access is Read and Write. Leave File name prefix empty. Only modify Duration if you plan on changing keys regularly.
5. Click on Create New Key and store the keyID and applicationKey in a secure location.

Please check the Backblaze documentation for additional information.

Strawberry Configuration

1. Log in to the Strawberry admin panel.
2. Click on the Archive tab.
3. Click on the Archive Strategies bar to expand it.
4. Click on the Add button located below the list of strategies.
5. Now provide the following information:

Name

The name of the archive strategy as users will see it when they archive projects. This can be something generic, such as Cloud Archive, or something more specific, such as Backblaze Archive. The strategy name can be changed later.

Type

Select Cloud Endpoint as the type. From here, the following information needs to be provided:

• Cloud Storage: Select Backblaze B2 (S3 API). This cannot be changed later.
• Region: Select the region in which your archive bucket is located. You can get this information on the Buckets page in your Backblaze account. This cannot be changed later.
• Bucket: The name of the archive bucket as shown in the Backblaze account. When copying the bucket name from Backblaze, check for and remove any trailing spaces. The bucket cannot be changed later!
• Access Key: This is the Backblaze keyID that has access to this bucket.
• Secret Key: This is the Backblaze applicationKey associated with the keyID.
• Prefix: This one is optional. Define the folder within the bucket into which Strawberry should archive projects. The default prefix is pam_archive, but it can be changed to a custom value. You can also keep it empty if projects should be archived to the top level of the bucket. The prefix cannot be changed later.

6. Once you are done, click on the Create button. Strawberry will check if the information entered is correct. If that’s the case, you will see a success message. If the test fails, you will see the failure’s reason as a read error message.