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Manage SCS3 Content with Cyberduck

Introduction

Cyberduck is a free and user-friendly application that allows you to connect to S3-compatible storage. With it, you can upload, download, and organise files in your buckets using a graphical interface similar to a file browser.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

  • Cyberduck installed locally. If not, you can download it from here.
  • S3 access credentials: Access key id and Secret key obtained from the Switch Cloud Portal (SCP).
  • The S3 endpoint URL obtained from SCP.

Connect to SCS3

  • Open Cyberduck and click Open Connection.
  • From the Protocol dropdown select Amazon S3.
  • Fill Server with the relevant endpoint URL.
  • Fill Access Key ID and Secret Access Key with your S3 access credentials.
  • Check Save Password if you want Cyberduck to remember your Secret Access Key.
  • Unwind More Options and type a bucket name into Path if you want to connect directly to a specific bucket.
  • Click Connect. If your credentials are correct, Cyberduck will show a list of your S3 buckets or the content of a bucket specified in Path.

Manage SCS3 Content

Once connected, you can browse and manage the contents of your S3 buckets in Cyberduck just like working with folders and files on your local system. For an overview of available operations such as uploading, downloading, and deleting objects, refer to the Cyberduck Quick Reference Cheat Sheet.

Bookmarks

To simplify repeated connections, you can save your connection as a bookmark. After connecting successfully, click Bookmark > New Bookmark. Next time you open Cyberduck, you can select the saved bookmark instead of re-entering connection details.

Versioning

You can manage versioning directly in Cyberduck:

  • To enable or suspend versioning, right-click the bucket, select Info, open the S3 tab, and select Bucket Versioning.

  • To view older object versions, select View > Show Hidden Files. Older versions appear slightly greyed out beneath the latest one.