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Object storage concepts

Overview

Object storage concepts

Background on Quake AI's S3-compatible object storage: how buckets and objects are organized, how the API authenticates requests, and how versioning and access control fit together. For step-by-step procedures, see the how-to guides.

Concepts

  • S3-compatible Object Storage: An object in object storage is a blob of bytes plus metadata plus a unique identifier, stored in a flat namespace inside a bucket. Applications read and write objects over HTTP APIs.

Also known as

  • Buckets: A bucket is the top-level container in object storage: a named space that holds objects (files) addressed by keys. On Quake AI buckets live in object storage (OpenStack Swift) and appear in the...
  • S3 on Quake AI: Amazon S3 naming is everywhere in tooling, SDKs, and migration guides. On Quake AI, S3-compatible access targets object storage backed by OpenStack Swift with an S3 API gateway. You create buckets...

Quick answers

See all Object FAQs

Common Object Storage tasks

→Create bucket→Create S3 credentials→Enable versioning→Upload object

See Also

S3-compatible object storage

Shares: Buckets, Storage

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Buckets

Shares: Buckets, Object Storage

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S3 on Quake AI

Shares: Buckets, Object Storage

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How to access an uploaded file in object storage

Shares: Storage, Containers

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How to create an object storage bucket

Shares: Storage, Containers

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