Configuration for S3 compatible Object Storage with WinSCP

WinSCP

WinSCP is a free Desktop Application for Windows which allows to the management of remote files for a wide variety of protocols including S3 compatible Object Storage.

Please follow the installation instruction described on WinSCP

All you will need is:

• access_key
• secret_key
• HPK S3 URL

For access_key, secret_key, and the S3 URL please check here.

Configuration for HPK S3 compatible Object Storage​

Example values​

• access_key = 82046e8110804a43bf29c1ae426a724d
• secret_key = 82e69bd7a52076c527154297a76c2233
• S3 URL =  https://eu2.storage.hoster.pk

Steps​

• Create a new login via Session -> New Session, possibly it shown right away and should look like the following

• Choose Amazon S3 as file protocol
• Specify settings, see screenshot
  • in field Host name put eu2.storage.hoster.pk (depending your Object Storage). NOTE: please make sure to enter without https://
  • in field Access key ID put your access_key, e.g. 82046e8110804a43bf29c1ae426a724d
  • in field Secret access Key put your secret_key, e.g. 82e69bd7a52076c527154297a76c2233

Click on Advanced and choose Advanced. The following screen should appear

• Choose Path as URL style
• Click OK
• Click SaveClick Login and you are done and have access to your Object Storage