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# Get Started

## Starting Your Object Storage

1. Navigate to the **Object Storage** tab **(1)**, and click **Create** **(2)**.

   ![1.1](/files/gbIOnUyv4sDkxBmrerM2)
2. Select your configuration, a **unique name** and click **Create**.

   > **Note:** The name of object storage should not contain a space.

   ![1.2](/files/BV4OF4A9BgqCh3KS3DNc)
3. Your new storage deployment should now appear in the list. Click **View** to check the details of the object storage

   ![1.3](/files/QEGoyj1j9JjpIbN2DIdY)
4. The object storage information contains your usage status, billing info and s3 keys info.\
   You can use the key and s3cmd to access your object storage

   ![1.4](/files/vu4cY1GJnRCouXw1iR78)[S3cmd set up for Linux/Mac](/core-services/overview-2/tutorials/linuxmac.md)[S3cmd set up for Linux/Mac](/core-services/overview-2/tutorials/windows.md)

> **Note:** Storage names are account-unique.

## Create Your Bucket

1. Navigate to the **Buckets** tab **(1)**, and then click **Create Bucket** **(2)**.

   ![2.1](/files/uOMqZfJQt7zR5jXYJVNQ)
2. Type in your bucket name.

   ![2.2](/files/Y5E5vlRVeBpKn3L5jDBq)

   > **Note:** Bucket names must be globally unique. If s3cmd fails to create one, try another name.\
   > Bucket name should follow these rules:
   >
   > * Only lowercase letters (`a-z`), numbers (`0-9`), and hyphens (`-`) are allowed
   > * Must begin with a letter or number
   > * Length must be between **3 to 63 characters**
   > * Cannot contain uppercase letters, underscores (`_`), spaces, or other special characters
   > * Avoid starting or ending with a hyphen (`-`)
3. Once the bucket name meets the requirements, it will appear in the list below.

   ![2.3](/files/qrfhFymjpL00E3CtecMi)

## Upload Your File

1. In the bucket view, you can upload files by clicking the **Upload** button **(1)**. Next, click the **Upload File** button **(2)** to select a file from your\
   local system. Finally, click the **Upload** button **(3)** to upload the selected file to your bucket.

   ![3.1](/files/yiHVqnrfB26DF1eE5tbk)

   > **Note:** The file size must not exceed **50 MB**.\
   > Folder and multiple file upload features are coming soon.\
   > For now, please use **s3cmd** to upload entire folders.
2. File has been uploaded successfully.

   ![3.2](/files/nugK4Ls6GetEhYS5BcF1)
3. If your bucket already contains folders, you can customize the upload path for your file. Select **Path**, then choose the folder where you want to upload the file.

   ![3.3](/files/KCTJ8SUWQWEuUMFjqTGO)

## Delete Your File

1. You can delete multiple files and folders in your bucket at once. Select the files and folders **(1)**, then click the **Delete** button.\
   The selected items will be permanently deleted.

   ![4.1](/files/Snny2VDbrT81nSH8nocp) ![4.1](/files/3eWPrZOeSMbsbEfIVJdk) ![4.1](/files/t9Hv741aTBAKu99Gy4SQ)

## Delete Your Bucket

1. In the list of your buckets, you can delete a bucket by clicking the **Delete** button.

   ![5.1](/files/Fa0ttQhVLHB6PT5sNNfe) ![5.2](/files/KpISAyiu4PmFJExjmzLw) ![5.3](/files/IEtlYBxfOO8GjQqKRwC2)

   > **Warning:** Deleting a bucket will permanently remove the bucket along with all its contents. This action cannot be undone.

## Delete Your Object Storage

To remove your storage:

1. Go to the **Object Storage** tab.
2. Click **Delete** on the deployment you want to remove.

   ![6.1](/files/rYDybp03VTXbAfas7iti)
3. Confirm the deletion.

   ![6.2](/files/eM7erJUQU4dlvC9FjEOQ)
4. Use the **Active** filter to view object storage that are **Ready** or **Deleted**, **Disabled**.

   ![6.3](/files/jwpTXaU3lYckGFC2AZSV)

## Billing

Your deployment shows:

* Storage Usage: How much data you're storing.
* Bandwidth Usage: How much data has been transferred out.
* Current Charges: The total charges incurred so far, calculated by a rate on your storage usage and a rate on your bandwidth usage.

The values are updated hourly. To view pricing:

* Go to your storage deployment's **Details** page.

![7.1](/files/FB3RoQAz8rmYwkXpLtUd)

* Or check the pricing when selecting your configuration

![7.2](/files/4Xu74KV50RRcqN0KL4jW)