Add Wasabi Hot Storage Account

Add a Wasabi Hot Storage account to PlaidCloud for importing and exporting data files using cost-effective cloud storage.

Wasabi Hot Storage Setup

These steps need to be completed within the Wasabi Hot Storage console

  1. Sign into or create a Wasabi Hot Storage account
  2. Go to Buckets in the console
  3. Create a default or test bucket
  4. Go to Users in the console
  5. Select the Create User button
  6. When prompted, enter a username and select Programmatic (create API key) user
  7. Skip the group assignment. Select the Next button
  8. Select the plus icon next to the WasabiFullAccess policy to attach the policy to the user. Select the Next button.
  9. Review the User settings and select Create User
  10. Capture the keys generated for the user by downloading the CSV or copy/pasting the keys somewhere for use later. You will not be able to retrieve this key again so keep track of it. If you need to regenerate a key simply go back to step 5 above.

You should now have everything you need to add your Wasabi account to PlaidCloud Document.

PlaidCloud Document Setup

  1. Sign into PlaidCloud
  2. Select the workspace that the new Document account will reside
  3. Go to Document > Manage Accounts
  4. Select the + New Account button
  5. Select Wasabi Hot Storage as the Service Type
  6. Fill in a name and description
  7. Enter the bucket name and optional path prefix into the Start Path field (e.g. my-bucket or my-bucket/data). The first path segment is the bucket name.
  8. Select an appropriate Security Model for your use case. Leave it Private if unsure.
  9. Paste the Access Key created in step 10 above into the Access Key ID field under Auth Credentials
  10. Paste the Secret Key created in step 10 above into the Secret Access Key field under Auth Credentials
  11. Enter the Region if your Wasabi account uses a specific region; otherwise leave blank
  12. Select the Save button and your new Document account is live