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Create a Bucket

You can create a new bucket directly from the file browser. The bucket is created in the region associated with the selected account’s endpoint.

Opening the Create Bucket dialog

Section titled “Opening the Create Bucket dialog”

In the Files view, select the account you want to create the bucket under and click the Create bucket button in the bucket list panel. The Create Bucket dialog opens.

Bucket name

Section titled “Bucket name”

Enter a name for the bucket. S3 Manager validates the name in real time and shows an error message if the name does not meet the S3 naming rules:

  • 3 to 63 characters long.
  • Lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens (-), and dots (.) only.
  • Must start and end with a letter or number.
  • No consecutive dots (..).
  • Must not be formatted as an IP address (for example, 192.168.1.1 is not allowed).

The Create button remains disabled until the name is valid.

Options

Section titled “Options”

Enable Object Lock

Section titled “Enable Object Lock”

Tick Enable Object Lock to create the bucket with Object Lock active. Object Lock prevents objects from being deleted or overwritten for a defined period.

Enabling Object Lock automatically enables versioning as well — S3 requires versioning for Object Lock to work. The versioning checkbox will be checked and disabled when Object Lock is ticked.

After the bucket is created, configure the default retention policy from the Object Lock screen.

Enable versioning

Section titled “Enable versioning”

Tick Enable versioning to turn on S3 versioning for the bucket. Versioning keeps all versions of every object, so overwritten or deleted objects can be recovered.

Versioning can be enabled independently of Object Lock. If you enable Object Lock, versioning is included automatically.

Creating the bucket

Section titled “Creating the bucket”

Click Create to submit. S3 Manager calls the S3 API to create the bucket, and if versioning is requested (either directly or because Object Lock is enabled) it sends a second request to enable versioning. If versioning activation fails after the bucket is already created, S3 Manager shows an error message explaining that the bucket was created but versioning could not be enabled.

After a successful creation the dialog closes and the new bucket appears in the bucket list.