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# IBM Cloud Object Storage Managers
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[IBM Cloud Object Storage](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-object-storage?topic=cloud-object-storage-about-cloud-object-storage) is a highly available, durable, and secure platform for storing unstructured data.
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Unstructured data (sometimes called binary or "blob" data) refers to data that is not highly structured in the
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manner of a database. Object storage is the most efficient way to store PDFs, media files, database backups,
is a highly available, durable, and secure platform for storing unstructured data.
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Unstructured data (sometimes called binary or "blob" data) refers to data that is not highly structured in the
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manner of a database. Object storage is the most efficient way to store PDFs, media files, database backups,
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disk images, or even large structured datasets.
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The files that are uploaded into IBM Cloud Object Storage are called objects. They are organized into buckets that serve
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as containers for objects, and which can be configured independently from one another in terms of locations, resiliency,
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The files that are uploaded into IBM Cloud Object Storage are called objects. They are organized into buckets that serve
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as containers for objects, and which can be configured independently from one another in terms of locations, resiliency,
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billing rates, security, and object lifecycle.
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### Adding IBM Cloud Object Storage:
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The Cloud Object Storage provider in {{ site.data.product.title_short }} is region centric. When registering this provider a given region must be chosen
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such that only buckets and objects of that region will be available / visible to the provider user in {{ site.data.product.title_short }}.
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such that only buckets and objects of that region will be available / visible to the provider user in {{ site.data.product.title_short }}.
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For a list of supported regions please refer to this [page](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-object-storage?topic=cloud-object-storage-endpoints#endpoints-region).
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1.[Create](https://cloud.ibm.com/objectstorage/create) new Cloud Object Storage instance in IBM Cloud Console.
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2. Create access credentials by navigating to **Service Credentials -> New Credential** in your new instance.
Make sure to choose the **Manager** role and to enable **Include HMAC Credential** option.
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3. Next navigate to `Manage -> Access (IAM) -> Service IDs`, find your newly created credential and edit it.
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3. Next navigate to `Manage -> Access (IAM) -> Service IDs`, find your newly created credential and edit it.
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4. Select `Viewer` checkbox under `Platform Access` group and press `Add`.
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4. Select `Viewer` checkbox under `Platform Access` group and press `Add`.
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5. Browse to {{ site.data.product.title_short }} menu **Storage > Managers**.
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6. Click **Configuration**, then click
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 (**Add a New Storage Provider**).
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 (**Add a New Storage Provider**).
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7. From the **Type** list, select **IBM Cloud Object Storage**.
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10. Enter the desired region in the corresponding **Region** field. As explained above
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your provider will be region-specific.
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11. Specify the **Resource Instance Id**, which you can find as the value of the `resource_instance_id` item of the credentials.
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11. Specify the **Resource Instance Id**, which you can find as the value of the `resource_instance_id` item of the credentials.
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12.**Endpoint** depends on the region you have chosen to connect your provider to. For more explanation and the listing of the endpoints please refer to this [page](https://cloud.ibm.com/ docs/cloud-object-storage?topic=cloud-object-storage-endpoints#endpoints-region).
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If your region is e.g. `us-south` then the public endpoint for it would be `https://s3.us-south.cloud-object-storage.appdomain.cloud`.
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12.**Endpoint** depends on the region you have chosen to connect your provider to. For more explanation and the listing of the endpoints please refer to this
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