Oracle Cloud Infrastructure S3 Bucket Based Network Folders

To create the S3 storage bucket and get your S3 key values in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Create the S3 storage bucket and generate your S3 keys. In addition, save the values you will need to enter when you are configuring the OCI/FileCloud integration in the next procedure on this page.

  1. Log in to https://cloud.oracle.com.
  2. Click the icon that opens the navigation panel:


  3. In the navigation panel, click Storage.


    A list of storage-related pages opens.
  4. Click Object Storage & Archive Storage.


    The Object Storage & Archive Storage page opens.
  5. Click Create Bucket.


    A Create Bucket dialog box opens.
  6. You may give the bucket a new name and change any of the options. Then click Create.


    The bucket appears in the list of buckets.
  7. Click the bucket name.


    A tab with bucket information opens.
  8. Copy and save the value of Namespace to use when you enter the S3 end point URL into FileCloud.


  9. Get your region by clicking the name of your region at the top of the OCI screen, and choosing Manage regions in the drop-down list.
    Copy the Region Identifier from the top region shown (the region with the green globe icon) and save it to enter later in S3 end point URL in FileCloud.

  10. In the upper-right of the OCI screen, click the profile icon and choose My profile.


  11. In the My profile screen navigation panel, scroll down to Resources, and click Customer secret keys.
    The Customer secret keys section opens.
  12. Click Generate secret key.


    The screen confirms that the secret key was generated and prompts you to copy and save it.
  13. Copy and save the secret key. You will use it for the value of S3 Secret in the next procedure.


    It is now listed in the list of secret keys.
  14. Hover over the value in the Access key column and copy and save the key. You will use it for the value of S3 Key in the next procedure.

Connect the OCI bucket as a Network Share:

  1. Open a browser and log in to the admin portal.
  2. In the left navigation panel, select Network Folders.
  3. On the Manage Network Folders window, click Add.
  4. On the New Network Folder dialog box, in Select network type, select S3 Compatible Bucket, and then click Next.

  5. On the next window, type in a unique Network Folder Name and then click Next.

  6. In the next window:
    In S3 Access Key enter the Access key value generated in the OCI user interface. 
    In S3 Secret, enter the Secret key value generated in the OCI user interface. 

  7. On the next window, in S3 Encryption Setting select the type of encryption, and then click Next:

  8. In the next window, fill in the fields as shown. You may leave Region and Prefix blank.
  9. Click Next.
    The bucket is connected to FileCloud as a Network Share. You may assign users and groups access before finishing.