Setting up Backblaze B2

Start at Backblaze's B2 sign-up page and choose the cloud-storage account option. After you submit the form, verify your email before creating buckets or keys.

• Open Backblaze B2 sign up .
• Use an email address you can keep long-term, not a temporary stream-project inbox.
• Turn on two-factor authentication before making any keys. Backblaze requires it before key creation anyway.
• Keep the account-owner login separate from any credentials you paste into VOD Manager.

A bucket is the storage folder where Backblaze keeps your files. In the dashboard, open B2 Cloud Storage, then Buckets, then Create a Bucket.

1. Give the bucket a globally unique name. Something like vod-manager-yourusername-archives is easier to remember than a random string.
2. Set Files in Bucket to Private so files aren't public on the web.
3. Default Encryption is optional. Leave it off, or use Backblaze's default if your account requires it.
4. Leave Object Lock disabled. Object Lock can block VOD Manager's auto-purge cleanup because locked objects can't be deleted normally.
5. Click Create Bucket.

After the bucket is created, its details show an Endpoint value. It may look like s3.us-west-002.backblazeb2.com, but your account may use a different region.

Copy the whole endpoint host. The region is the middle segment after s3, such as us-west-002. VOD Manager asks for both because S3-compatible tools need to know where your bucket lives.

1. Open Account, then Application Keys, then Add a New Application Key.
2. Use vod-manager as the key name.
3. Set Allow access to a specific bucket, then choose the bucket from step 2.
4. Set Type of access to Read and Write, and allow listing so VOD Manager can verify uploads.
5. Leave Duration blank unless your own security policy requires key rotation.
6. Click Create New Key.

In VOD Manager, open Storage and choose Add storage profile. Pick Backblaze B2 as the provider, then fill in the fields from the bucket and key you just created.

• Endpoint: use the full host, including https://, e.g. https://s3.us-west-002.backblazeb2.com.
• Region: use the middle segment, e.g. us-west-002.
• Bucket: the exact bucket name from step 2.
• Access Key ID: paste the Backblaze keyID.
• Secret Access Key: paste the Backblaze applicationKey.

Click Test connection before saving. A passing test means VOD Manager can reach the bucket, list it, and write a small test file.