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Cloud Storage Vault for Offsite Backup

Published · Last updated: May 2026 · 2 min read

Who this is for

Users who want to protect their backups against server loss by uploading them to a cloud storage service (Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, or DigitalOcean Spaces).

Why Use Offsite Backup Storage?

Local backups stored on your server are at risk if:

  • The server is deleted
  • The server's disk fails
  • A ransomware attack encrypts local files

Offsite backups in cloud storage are independent of the server — they survive server loss.

Supported Cloud Storage Providers

ProviderType value
Amazon S3s3
Google Cloud Storagegcs
Azure Blob Storageazure_blob
DigitalOcean Spacesdo_spaces

Step 1 — Set Up a Cloud Storage Vault (Cloud Storage Config)

Before uploading backups offsite, you need to create a Cloud Storage Vault configuration:

  1. Go to Settings → Cloud Storage.
  2. Click + Add Storage Vault.
  3. Choose your provider.
  4. Fill in the credentials for your provider:

Amazon S3:

  • Access Key ID
  • Secret Access Key
  • Region
  • Bucket name

Google Cloud Storage:

  • Service account JSON key
  • Bucket name

Azure Blob Storage:

  • Storage account name
  • Storage account access key
  • Container name

DigitalOcean Spaces:

  • Access Key
  • Secret Key
  • Region (e.g., nyc3)
  • Bucket name
  1. Click Save.

CloudAIPilot verifies connectivity to the bucket. If the connection test fails, check your credentials and bucket permissions.

Step 2 — Use the Vault in Backup Schedules

When creating a backup schedule (see KB-05-03: Configure Backup Schedules):

  • Enable Offsite enabled.
  • Select the vault from Offsite cloud account.
  • Enter your Offsite bucket name.
  • Choose your Offsite region.

Each completed scheduled backup is automatically uploaded to the vault.

Backup Cost Estimates

CloudAIPilot provides storage cost estimates for snapshot-type backups based on your server's disk size:

ProviderApproximate cost per GB/month
Google Cloud$0.026
Amazon S3$0.05
Azure Blob$0.05
DigitalOcean Spaces$0.06

For file and database backups, storage is on your server's existing disk — there is no additional cloud storage cost unless you upload offsite.

Offsite Upload Status

You can check offsite upload status in the Backups list:

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