Configure Cloud Storage
Upload pipeline data directly from your Order Dashboard to an AWS S3 Bucket or Azure Blob storage container
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Upload pipeline data directly from your Order Dashboard to an AWS S3 Bucket or Azure Blob storage container
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Click on "Configure Cloud Storage" from the EarthCache tab.
This will open the Cloud Storage Configuration window where you can input your AWS S3 bucket settings or Azure Blob storage container settings. You can choose to input as configurations for as many S3 buckets and Blob containers as you want.
EarthCache data upload to AWS S3 requires an existing configured bucket and access to an IAM role capable of writing to the bucket. The following hints are guidelines, SkyWatch is not responsible for security misconfigurations. You are responsible for all charges related to these operations.
The Access Key and Secret Key for an IAM role can be found on the IAM Console by selecting 1) Users 2) [IAM user name] 3) Security Credentials 4) Create access key -or- Show. Note: The IAM role requires a minimum of bucket write permissions. Please see the Identity and Access Management In Amazon S3 Documentation for more information.
The region where your AWS S3 Bucket is established. This is the region used for data upload by the EarthCache add-in. For additional information see the AWS S3 Service endpoints documentation.
The bucket where data will be uploaded. The bucket must be created in advance - the EarthCache add-in will not create the bucket. The bucket name must be globally unique and meet other name requirements.
Enter an easily identifiable name for this configuration in the Configuration Alias field. This is the name given to this configuration that you can select from the dropdown on top.
EarthCache data upload to Azure Blob Storage requires an existing configured container and access to a Storage Account capable of writing to the container. The following hints are guidelines, SkyWatch is not responsible for security misconfigurations. You are responsible for all charges related to these operations.
A Storage Account is used to link credentials to Azure Blob Storage containers, and the Azure Storage Connection String defines the account credentials and protocols. To create a new storage account and retrieve the Azure Storage Connection String, log into the Azure portal then select 1) Storage accounts 2) Create 3) [consult with your organization on appropriate account settings] 4) Under the Security + networking heading, select Access Keys 5) Select the correct Storage account name 6) Show and Copy one of the Connection String entries. Please see the Manage Storage Account Access Keys Documentation for more information.
The container where data will be uploaded. The container must be created in advance - the EarthCache add-in will not create the container. The container name must be globally unique and meet other name requirements.
Enter an easily identifiable name for this configuration in the Configuration Alias field. This is the name given to this configuration that you can select from the dropdown on top.
Once you've configured your cloud storage settings for EarthCache, you can visit the Order Dashboard to upload your pipeline data to your S3 or Azure Storage container.
