Prepare storage location

Before working with backups, create a backup location as a backup destination for creating and storing your backup artifacts.

Everest supports S3-compatible backup locations, which means you can use AWS S3 or any other storage solutions that support S3 API, like min.io.

Important

• Currently, Everest does not support S3 buckets with S3 Object Lock. Make sure your backup destination you are registering does not have S3 Object Lock enabled.

• Make sure you have read/write/delete permissions to the S3 bucket.

To create a backup storage location:

1. Go to Backup storage settings:

   Navigate to Settings > Backup storages, then click Add Backup storage.

2. Fill in the Required Fields:

   • Name: Enter a name using only lowercase letters, numbers, or hyphens.
   • Description: (Optional) Add a short description for this backup storage.
   • Namespace: Select where this backup storage will be available.
   • Type: Choose S3 Compatible.
   • Bucket Name: Provide the S3 bucket name where backups will be stored.
   • Region: Specify the bucket’s region (e.g., us-east-1).
   • Endpoint: Enter the S3-compatible URL (e.g., https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com).
   • Access Key: Input the access key for your S3 account.
   • Secret Key: Input the corresponding secret key.

3. Additional Options:

   • Verify TLS Certificate: Enable this to validate secure connections.
   • Force Path-Style URL Access: Use this if your storage provider uses path-style URLs.

4. Click Add to save your configuration.

Next steps

Create backups Enable PITR