Creating a Bucket

Once you have created at least one User with an S3 Key within your Object Storage project in MyNWS as described here, you can create Buckets.

Switch to the Buckets tab and click Create Bucket. A dialog opens with configuration options.

Configuration Options

User

Select one of your Users to create a bucket for them.
The dropdown list only contains users with at least one S3 Key, because MyNWS uses S3 in the background to create buckets.

Bucket Name

Here you can either use the pre‑generated value or provide your own name.
The name must be unique and meet the following requirements:

Supported characters: lowercase letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (-).
Format: Must start and end with a letter or a number.
Length: Between 3 and 63 characters.

Examples of valid bucket names

mein-bucket-01
backup-data
logs-2023

Note

You only see whether a bucket name is already taken after you click Create.
If the name is no longer available, a banner with the following text is shown:
"Bucket name 'Bucket-Name' is already in use."

Object Lock

Enable this option to use advanced features such as Retention Period and Legal Hold.
This automatically enables Versioning for the bucket:

Deleted objects initially receive only a Delete Marker.
To permanently delete, the object's Version ID must be provided.

Warning

Object Lock can only be enabled during creation and cannot be disabled later.

Quota

The Quota defines the maximum amount of storage the bucket may occupy.

Default: -1 (unlimited).
Maximum: 1000 GB.

Note

A User's quota takes precedence. A bucket quota cannot exceed the user quota, even if it can be set otherwise.