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Digitalocean Spaces ​

Dropshare 4 or newer

Dropshare 4 supports connections to DigitalOcean Spaces. To set up a connection to a DigitalOcean Spaces, you need to create a Custom S3 API-Compliant Connection in theConnections preferences after you've created the Space in the DigitalOcean Dashboard.

Step 1: Create Space ​

To create your DigitalOcean Space to use with Dropshare, log in to the DigitalOcean Dashboard, and click on Create → Spaces. Enter a name and choose a region of your choice. Select Private Access.

Step 2: Get Access Keys ​

Once the space has been created, go to Applications & API and generate a new key for Dropshare. Note down the Access Key and Secret Key as you need them in the next step.

Step 3: Set Up Connection ​

Dropshare 5.41 or newer ​

Go to the Dropshare preferences, open the Connections tab, and choose to create a new DigitalOcean Spaces.

PreferenceDescription
Bucket NameName of the Space from step 1
Access KeyAccess Key from step 3
Secret KeySecret Key from step 3
RegionSelected region, e.g. New York (NYC3)

Click Test Connectionto make sure everything has been set up correctly, and you're done!

Dropshare 5.40 or older ​

Go to the Dropshare preferences, open the Connections tab, and choose to create a new S3-API Compliant Conneciton.

PreferenceDescription
Bucket NameName of the Space from step 1
Access KeyAccess Key from step 3
Secret KeySecret Key from step 3
ServerSelected region, e.g. nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com
Use SSLEnable
Use AWS v2 SignatureDisable

Click Test Connection to make sure everything has been set up correctly, and you're done!