Cloud Integrations allow you to move data freely to and from instances on Vast.

In order to move data from cloud providers to Vast instances you must provide certain credentials which will be temporarily moved onto your instance which is stored on a host machine. For this reason you should only use cloud integration options when using verified hosts that are datacenters. You can filters for these hosts using the command line interface or on the website instance creation page using the 'Secure Cloud' checkbox.

Amazon S3

Prerequisites: An active Amazon Web Services (AWS) account.

It is not recommended to use an existing IAM user on Vast. Vast connects on a user level rather than an account level. It is therefore reccommended to create another IAM user with the intended authorization

Step 1: Create a S3 Bucket in AWS

Step 2: Create an IAM User and Grant Access to the S3 Bucket, we recommend you create a user with access to your specific bucket for this process rather than full access.

Step 3: Once the user is created, click the user and go Security credentials.

Step 4: Click Create access key, and enable for Command Line interface

Step 5: Once the access key is created, you will be prompted with an Access Key, and a Secret access Key. This will be the information required to use your AWS user permissions on Vast.

Step 6: Navigate to your account page

Step 7: On the bottom you should see a button that says Connect to Amazon S3

Step 8: Enter your credentials in the given fields, as well as a name for your integration with Amazon.

You have now connected an Amazon Web Services user with Vast. This will allow you to move files from services like Amazon S3 to and from instances on Vast.

Backblaze

Note that Vast connects to cloud providers at the account level. Any bucket your application key has access to will be accessibly with Vast. This can cause security concerns with some use cases that should be dealt with by creating a new application key.

Step 1: Create a bucket in Backblaze. It should not matter if the bucket is private or public.

Step 2: Go to Application Keys

Step 3: Select Add a New Application Key

Step 4: Grant access for Read and Write operations on the bucket of your choice

Step 5: Note the keyId and the applicationKey that are returned to you. This is the data required for Vast.

Step 6: Navigate to your account page

Step 7: On the bottom you should see a button that says Connect to Backblaze

Step 8: Enter your credentials in the given fields, as well as a name for your integration with Backblaze.

You have now connected your Backblaze account with Vast. This will allow you to move data to and from Instances easily.

Dropbox

Note that Vast will connect at the account level. Therefore it is recommended for users to have dedicated dropbox accounts for Vast use cases rather than using their personal account.

Step 1: Navigate to your account page

Step 2: On the bottom you should see a button that says Connect to Dropbox

Step 3: Enter a name for your integration with Dropbox.

Step 4: Submit the name, after which a new tab should open up asking if you would like to give Vast access to your Dropbox.

Step 5: Once the verification prompt has been accepted, you will be redirected back to vast with dropbox fully integrated.

You have now connected your Dropbox account with Vast. This will allow you to move data to and from Instances seamlessly.