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What is Private Networking? Private Networking is an optional extension to the functionality of Contabo’s Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS) that allows the activated instances in the same Contabo location to communicate within a private network. The maximum network size is /22, which provides a maximum of 1024 addresses, and a […]
Overview of currencies at Contabo: There are a number of currencies and payment methods accepted by Contabo that do not depend on your location or the location of your server. When you purchase a product, you choose the currency in which you wish to pay for Contabo’s services. It is also possible to change your
What is Mastodon? Mastodon is a self-hosted social network platform. Contabo’s Object Storage can be used to store users’ content such as avatars, images and attachments. Please follow the installation instructions as described here in the Mastodon docs if you’re interested in using Mastodon. You will need the following information to setup Mastodon to work
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What is Plesk? Plesk is a commercial web hosting and server data center automation software. With the help of an extension it is possible to backup Plesk’s data to Object Storage. You can find more information about Plesk as a Panel here. How can I use Plesk with my Object Storage? Please follow the instructions
What is the Velero tool? Velero is a free backup and disaster recovery tool for kubernetes (k8s) supporting S3 compatible Object Storage as a destination. Please follow the installation instructions here if you’re interested in using Velero. You will need the following information to setup Velero to be compatible with Contabo’s Object Storage: access_key secret_key
What is the Virtualmin tool? Virtualmin is a Open Source web hosting control panel for Linux and BSD systems. Backups of Virtualmin can stored on Contabo’s Object Storage. Please follow the installation instructions here if you’re interested in using Virtualmin. You will need the following information to setup Virtualmin with Contabo’s Object Storage: access_key secret_key
What is the BucketAnywhere tool? Using BucketAnywhere is a Android App which allows to access S3 Object Storage on your cell phone. All you will need is: access_key secret_key Contabo’s S3 URL Your bucket name Folder (mount point) where you want make your bucket contents available How do I setup BucketAnywhere with Contabo’s Object Storage?
What is the Cloudberry Explorer Tool? Cloudberry Explorer is a tool used to manage files in desktop applications. It runs on Windows and Mac. If you’re interested in using the tool please follow the installation instructions here. You will need the following information to use Cloudberry Explorer: access_key secret_key Contabo’s S3 URL How do I
What is the S3cmd tool? S3cmdis a tool to manage buckets and files an to invoke the S3 API. You can achieve similar action with AWS CLI. S3cmd runs on Linux and Mac. Please follow the installation instruction described here if you’re interested in using the tool. Also please note you will need the following
What is the Nextcloud tool? Nextcloud can be used to provide file hosting services with browser based access but also desktop and mobile applications. It can easily be connected to Contabo’s Object Storage in order to store and retrieve data. Please follow the installation instruction here if you are interested in using this tool. You
What is the WinSCP Tool? WinSCP is a free desktop application for Windows which allows user to manage remote files for a wide variety of protocols including S3 compatible Object Storage. Please follow the installation instructions described here if you’re interested in using the tool. You will need the following information to install the tool:
What is the s3fs-fuse tool? Using s3fs-fuse, you can mount a bucket of your S3 compatible Object Storage as a folder on Linux, macOS or FreeBSD machine. Please follow the installation instructions here if you’re interested in using this tool. If you are using Debian/Ubuntu please perform run the following command to install it instead:
What is the Goofys tool? Goofys is another S3 file system tool for Linux and macOS. It provides the same functionality as s3fs-fuse but with better performance. Please follow the installation instructions described here if you are interested in the tool. You will need the following information to install the tool: access_key secret_key Contabo’s S3
What is the Cyberduck tool? Cyberduck is a free desktop application for MacOS and Windows which allows users to manage remote files for a wide variety of protocols including S3 compatible Object Storage. Please follow the installation instructions described here. You will need the following information to install Cyberduck: access_key secret_key Contabo’s S3 URL How
What is the AWS CLI tool? AWS CLI is a free tool from Amazon that supports S3 compatible Object Storage. It covers nearly all aspects of S3 API management and supports Windows, MacOS and Linux. How do I install the aws cli tool? Please follow the installation instruction as described here. You will need the