{"id":22162,"date":"2024-09-17T17:51:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T15:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000275478-what-limits-are-there-on-object-storage\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:09:44","slug":"103000275478-what-limits-are-there-on-object-storage","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000275478-what-limits-are-there-on-object-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"What Limits are There on Object Storage?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong dir=\"ltr\">What limits are there on object storage?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">The maximum file size is 5 TB.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">The number of objects is limited to 3 million per customer by default. This can be increased as mentioned in our guide <a href=\"https:\/\/help.contabo.com\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/103000305820-can-i-increase-the-number-of-objects-in-my-object-storage-\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>here<\/u><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">The number of S3 API requests are limited to 250 requests\/second by default.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Bandwidth is limited and regularly adjusted.<\/strong> The default limit is 10 MByte\/s (=80 Mbit\/s). Please be aware that the actual bandwidth will depend on a number of factors including the speed of your personal internet connection.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">The default limit is 100 buckets per customer.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">If publicly shared objects are set to private, they may still be publicly available for up to one hour due to caching.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">Why are there limits placed on object storage?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Limits are implemented to ensure good and fair performance for all users of the object storage system. <strong dir=\"ltr\"><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ast-load-more active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.contabo.com\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/103000275478-what-limits-are-there-on-object-storage-\" rel=\"nofollow\">Details&#8230;<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What limits are there on object storage? The maximum file size is 5 TB. The number of objects is limited to 3 million per customer by default. This can be increased as mentioned in our guide here. The number of S3 API requests are limited to 250 requests\/second by default. 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