Storage Documentation

Comprehensive guides for configuring, securing, and scaling your CloudNexus object storage infrastructure.

All Basics API & SDK Advanced Security
Basics🟢 Beginner

Getting Started with CloudNexus Storage

Learn how to create your first bucket, understand regional availability, and navigate the storage dashboard.

Basics🟢 Beginner

Creating Your First Bucket

Step-by-step instructions for provisioning storage buckets with optimal configurations for your workload.

Basics🟢 Beginner

Uploading Files via Web Console

Master the drag-and-drop interface, bulk uploads, and progress tracking in the CloudNexus dashboard.

API🟡 Intermediate

Using the S3-Compatible API

Connect your applications using standard S3 protocols. Includes endpoint configuration and authentication examples.

Basics🟢 Beginner

Setting Up Static Website Hosting

Deploy frontend applications directly from storage with custom domains, index pages, and error handling.

Advanced🟠 Advanced

Configuring Lifecycle Policies

Automate data transition between storage tiers and schedule expiration rules to optimize costs.

API🟡 Intermediate

Enabling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)

Configure CORS rules safely to allow frontend applications to interact directly with your storage endpoints.

Security🟡 Intermediate

Managing Access Control Lists (ACLs)

Define granular permissions for users, roles, and third-party services using bucket and object-level ACLs.

Security🟡 Intermediate

Using Presigned URLs for Secure Access

Generate temporary, time-limited URLs for safe file uploads and downloads without exposing credentials.

Advanced🟡 Intermediate

Configuring Versioning

Enable object versioning to protect against accidental deletes and overwrites. Learn to retrieve and manage history.

Advanced🟠 Advanced

Setting Up Cross-Region Replication

Automatically replicate objects across geographic regions for disaster recovery and low-latency access.

Basics🟢 Beginner

Monitoring Storage Usage & Metrics

Utilize built-in dashboards and CloudWatch-compatible APIs to track bandwidth, requests, and capacity.

Advanced🟡 Intermediate

Optimizing Costs with Tiered Storage

Understand Standard, Infrequent, Archive, and Deep Archive tiers. Learn when to migrate data automatically.

API🟡 Intermediate

Integrating with CloudNexus Compute

Mount storage to VMs and containers securely using internal endpoints and service accounts.

Security🟡 Intermediate

Securing Data with Server-Side Encryption

Enable AES-256 or KMS-backed encryption at rest. Manage encryption keys and compliance standards.

Security🟠 Advanced

Implementing Client-Side Encryption

Encrypt payloads before they leave your application using our SDKs and Bring-Your-Own-Key (BYOK) support.

API🟡 Intermediate

Using Storage with Terraform

Infrastructure-as-Code examples for provisioning buckets, policies, and IAM bindings declaratively.

API🟢 Beginner

CLI Reference & Best Practices

Complete command reference for the `cnx-storage` CLI. Covers sync, cp, rm, and concurrency tuning.

Advanced🟠 Advanced

Migrating Data from AWS S3

Seamless migration strategies using `s3cmd`, `rclone`, and our dedicated import service with zero downtime.

Advanced🟠 Advanced

Migrating Data from Azure Blob

Step-by-step migration guide preserving metadata, ACLs, and version history from Microsoft Azure.

Security🟠 Advanced

Setting Up Object Lock for Compliance

Implement WORM (Write-Once-Read-Many) policies to meet regulatory requirements like FINRA and GDPR.

API🟡 Intermediate

Configuring Event Notifications

Trigger functions, webhooks, or message queues automatically when objects are created, modified, or deleted.

Advanced🟡 Intermediate

Using Storage for CI/CD Artifacts

Optimize pipelines by storing Docker images, build outputs, and release packages with lifecycle management.

Advanced🟠 Advanced

Advanced Backup Strategies

Design resilient backup architectures combining snapshots, cross-region replication, and offline tape archiving.

Basics🟡 Intermediate

Troubleshooting Common Upload Errors

Diagnose and resolve 403 Forbidden, 503 Slow Down, and multipart upload failures with actionable fixes.

Advanced🟠 Advanced

Performance Tuning for Large Files

Optimize multipart thresholds, concurrency, and network settings for terabyte-scale transfers.

Security🟡 Intermediate

Audit Logs & Compliance Reporting

Export detailed access logs, generate compliance reports, and integrate with SIEM platforms.