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Integrate ELEMENTS with Backblaze B2
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    Integrate ELEMENTS with Backblaze B2

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      You can use Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage with the ELEMENTS platform. ELEMENTS is an easy-to-use storage solution that is designed for media workflows.

      Enable Backblaze B2

      Before you begin: You must have a Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage account. You can sign up here. If you already have a Backblaze account and the left navigation menu contains a B2 Cloud Storage section, your account is already enabled for Backblaze B2.

      1. Sign in to your Backblaze account.
      2. In the left navigation menu under Account, click My Settings.
      3. Under Enabled Products, select the checkbox to enable B2 Cloud Storage.
      4. Review the Terms and Conditions, and click OK to accept them. 

      Create a Bucket

      1. Sign in to your Backblaze account.
      2. In the left navigation menu under B2 Cloud Storage, click Buckets.
      3. Click Create a Bucket.
      4. Enter a name for your bucket.
        Bucket names must be at least six characters and globally unique. A message is displayed if your bucket name is already in use.
      5. Select a privacy setting: Private or Public.
        Files that are in a private bucket require authentication to perform an action, for example, downloading. Public buckets do not require authentication so you can easily share files. You can change a bucket's privacy settings at any time.
      6. If applicable, enable a Backblaze B2 server-side encryption key.
      7. Enable Object Lock to restrict a file from being modified or deleted for a specified period of time.
      8. Click Create a Bucket, and copy the value that is in the Endpoint field; you may need this value for other processes.
      9. Click Lifecycle Settings to control how long to keep the files in your new bucket.
      Note
      Copy the S3 endpoint that is displayed for use in another step.

      Create an Application Key

      Application keys control access to your Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage account and the buckets that are contained in your account.

      1. Sign in to your Backblaze account.
      2. In the left navigation menu under Account, click Application Keys.
      3. Click Add a New Application Key, and enter an app key name.
        You cannot search an app key by this name; therefore, app key names are not required to be globally unique. 
      4. In the Allow Access to Bucket(s) dropdown menu, select All or a specific bucket.
      5. Select your access type (for example, Read and Write).
      6. Select the optional Allow List All Bucket Names checkbox (required for the Backblaze B2 S3-compatible API List Buckets operation).
      7. Click Create New Key, and note the resulting keyID and applicationKey values.
      Note
      When you create a new app key, the response contains the actual key string, for example N2Zug0evLcHDlh_L0Z0AJhiGGdY. You can always find the keyID on this page, but for security, the applicationKey appears only once. Make sure you copy and securely save this value elsewhere.

      Connect ELEMENTS with Backblaze B2

      1. Sign in to ELEMENTS, and click(System) in the left menu.
      2. From the top menu bar, click Integrations, and click Connect a Backblaze account.
      3. On the Backblazescreen, enter your Backblaze credentials.
        1. Enter your Backblaze B2 KeyID in the Key ID field.
        2. Enter your Backblaze B2 ApplicationKey in the Application key field.
        3. Select your Backblaze B2 endpoint from the dropdown list in the Endpoint field.
        4. Click Save.

      Backblaze appears at the top of the screen.

      Create a Volume

      1. On the Systems screen, select General from the top menu.
      2. In the Storage section of the screen, click Manage.
      3. Click Add cloud storage, and select your Backblaze B2 bucket from the list that appears.
        Your Backblaze B2 volume now appears on the Volumes screen, and you can select it as a cloud storage backup volume. 
      4. Click Status in the left menu to view the status of the cloud worker.

      For more information about using Backblaze B2 in an ELEMENTS workflow, click here.

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