Introduction

While CloudAlly offers numerous data centers in which customers can store their backed up data, it also enables customers to use their own storage locations when they are outside of geo-regions that have data centers. BYOS does not save the customer money or give them complete ownership of their data, so it is always best to use CloudAlly's data centers when possible. 

Limitations of Using BYOS

• CloudAlly cannot provide unlimited retention and storage as part of the backup service if BYOS is selected. 
• Because the backed up data is encrypted, the customer must maintain a CloudAlly subscription to access it. If the customer leaves, CloudAlly charges to export all of the data.
• CloudAlly cannot access Government cloud storage in the US.

Supported BYOS types:

• AWS S3 or S3 compatible storage types (wasabi).
• Azure blob storage

Partners

When Partners set up a new customer, they can set up BYOS for them in the Partner Portal. 

How to Set Up BYOS

Please provide CloudAlly with the information listed below, and the storage site will be set up for you.
As soon as it is set up you will be notified, and then you can begin backing up your data.

NOTE: The Admin account used for the backup task needs to have read/write permissions in the provided S3 bucket / Azure Blob container.

To set up an AWS S3 Bucket:

1. Open a CloudAlly support call: https://support.cloudally.com/hc/en-us
2. Provide the following information:
   • CloudAlly email ID
   • Bucket name
   • Region
   • Key
   • Secret key.
3. Send CloudAlly your AWS credentials, using https://onetimesecret.com/

To set up an Azure Blob:

1. 1. Open a CloudAlly support call: https://support.cloudally.com/hc/en-us
   2. Provide the following information:
      • CloudAlly email ID
      • Container name
      • Account name
      • Account key
   3. Send CloudAlly your Azure Blob credentials, using https://onetimesecret.com/

See also: How to Set Up Object Lock on Your CloudAlly Account Using S3 Storage