Interacting with the Object Storage

You can access CDN77 Object Storage using several different methods, depending on your preferences and use case:

1. S3 API - great performance, ideal for managing buckets and their content programmatically via HTTP requests
2. GUI clients - most user-friendly, easy to navigate
3. CLI clients - great performance, easier for integrating S3 operations into bash scripts or other automation tools

GUI Client Tools

Cyberduck

Cyberduck is an open-source file transfer client for Mac and Windows.
It supports FTP, SFTP, and S3-compatible storages, including the CDN77 Object Storage.

To connect to CDN77 Object Storage using Cyberduck, follow these steps:

First, create a new connection bookmark:

• Open Cyberduck
• Navigate to the ‘Bookmarks’ section
• Click the + button in the bottom left corner to add a new bookmark

Second, fill in the connection details:

• Change the Server field based on the region of your CDN77 Object Storage
  US Storage Cluster: https://us-1.cdn77-storage.com
  EU Storage Cluster: https://eu-1.cdn77-storage.com 
• Enter your CDN77 Object Storage credentials (Access Key, Secret Key).
• If you’re not using the Master Access Key, you should specify the bucket name in the “Path” field.

WinSCP

WinSCP is another popular GUI client for Windows that can be used to manage your CDN77 Object Storage.

After opening the WinSCP tool, make sure to fill in the connection fields as follows:

• Host name
  US Storage Cluster: https://us-1.cdn77-storage.com
  EU Storage Cluster: https://eu-1.cdn77-storage.com 
• Access Key ID (Access Key)
• Secret access key (Secret Key)

Command Line Tools

• s3cmd

is a command-line tool tailored specifically for managing Amazon S3 storage. It offers simple commands that allow users to upload, download, sync, and manage S3 buckets and their objects without the broader capabilities of AWS CLI and other tools, which makes it very easy to use.

• s5cmd

is a very fast S3 and local filesystem tool based on the s3cmd tool. It comes with support for running multiple operations at one time and wildcard support for files, which can be very useful while working with a large number of objects.

• AWS CLI

is a tool provided by Amazon that allows users to interact directly with AWS services, including AWS S3 and any other S3-based storage service, from the command line.
It supports extensive functionality for managing S3 objects through commands and scripts.

• rclone

is a versatile, open-source command-line tool that supports syncing and transferring files across a wide range of cloud storage providers as well as in the local filesystem.
It comes with an easy-to-use interface built into the command-line environment, which makes it very user-friendly.
Unlike AWS CLI and s3cmd, it works with many different cloud platforms such as S3, FTP, and others, making it ideal for multi-cloud data management and migrations.