Platform/OS
Cross-platform
Category
Backup & Recovery
Cohesity
Cohesity is a modern data protection and backup system that keeps your important files, databases, and virtual machines safe. It works like a super-smart digital vault that automatically makes copies of your company's data so you can quickly recover everything if something gets deleted, corrupted, or hit by ransomware. It uses S3-compatible object storage as its main place to securely store all those backup copies in a simple, scalable way. By putting backups in S3 storage, Cohesity can easily grow as your data grows without needing expensive special hardware. This approach also lets you use your own cloud storage making backups more affordable while still giving you fast recovery when you need it.
Connection / Setup
- Create an account and log in to DiskSpace
- Click I'm ready to set up my storage
- Enter Bucket Name following the instructions
- Click Create Bucket and wait for it to be generated
- Find your Endpoint URL, Access Key, and Secret Key in the S3 Client Configuration section for use below
Connect Cohesity to DiskSpace.sh (S3-compatible storage)
DiskSpace.sh is fully S3 API compatible and requires path-style addressing. Follow the steps below to configure your connection in Cohesity.
Connection Steps:
- Log in to your Cohesity cluster and navigate to Settings > Object Storage.
- Click Add Object Storage or Register External Target.
- Select S3 Compatible as the storage type.
- Fill in the connection details as shown below.
- Ensure Path Style is enabled (required for DiskSpace.sh).
- Click Validate then Save.
Credential Fields
| Endpoint URL | https://s3.diskspace.sh |
| Access Key | Your DiskSpace.sh Access Key |
| Secret Key | Your DiskSpace.sh Secret Key |
| Region | us-east-1 (or leave empty) |
Important: Path Style Requests
DiskSpace.sh requires path-style URLs. Cohesity must be configured to use path-style addressing instead of virtual-hosted style.
Example:
https://s3.diskspace.sh/bucket-name/object-key
Example:
https://s3.diskspace.sh/bucket-name/object-key
Example Configuration
Endpoint URL : https://s3.diskspace.sh
Access Key : AKIAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Secret Key : XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Region : us-east-1
Path Style : EnabledTroubleshooting
- • Ensure you selected Path Style or Use Path Style in Cohesity settings.
- • Verify your Endpoint URL does not contain a bucket name.
- • Try region value us-east-1 if validation fails with an empty region.
- • Check that your Access Key and Secret Key are active in the DiskSpace.sh console.
- • Confirm firewall rules allow outbound HTTPS traffic to s3.diskspace.sh on port 443.