/// CREATE A BUCKET / IBM CLOUD OBJECT STORAGE

Create a IBM Cloud Object Storage bucket

IBM Cloud Object Storage gives you S3-compatible storage across regional and cross-region resiliency options. Create a bucket, generate HMAC credentials, and connect.

Create the service & a bucket

1. In the IBM Cloud console, create (or open) an Object Storage instance.
2. Go to Buckets → Create bucket (a Custom bucket lets you choose resiliency + region), name it, pick Regional resiliency and a location (e.g. us-south), and create it.

Create HMAC credentials

1. Open the instance → Service credentials → New credential.
2. Expand Advanced options, set Include HMAC Credential to On, choose Writer, and add it.
3. Copy access_key_id and secret_access_key from the cos_hmac_keys block.

Find your endpoint

Use the region's public endpoint: https://s3.<REGION>.cloud-object-storage.appdomain.cloud.

Connect it to storafleet

Head to Connect IBM Cloud Object Storage with the bucket name, region, endpoint, and HMAC keys.