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= [wiki:help/en Cyberduck Help] / [wiki:help/en/howto Howto] / Rackspace Cloud Files =

[https://www.rackspacecloud.com/signup/503.html Signup] ''(Affiliate link)'' and connect to your [http://www.rackspacecloud.com/cloud_hosting_products/files Rackspace Cloud Files] account. You must make sure you have generated a valid API Access Key using the control panel available at [https://manage.rackspacecloud.com/ manage.rackspacecloud.com].

== Interoperability with OpenStack == 

Refer to [wiki:help/en/howto/openstack Swift (OpenStack Object Storage)].

== Containers == 

You can create a new top level container using ''File → New Folder...''.

== Distribution == 

You can enable [wiki:help/en/howto/limelight  Limelight CDN (Content Delivery Network) distribution] for a selected container using ''File → Info → Distribution (CDN)''. Choose ''Enable Access Logging'' to save their raw CDN web logs to your Cloud Files storage account.

== Public URLs ==

You can access all URLs (including from [wiki:help/en/howto/limelight CDN] configurations) from the menu ''Edit → Copy URL'' and ''File → Open URL''.

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== Metadata ==

You can add [wiki:help/en/howto/info#MetadataHTTPheaders custom HTTP headers] to files to store metadata. Choose ''File → Info → Metadata'' to edit custom headers.

=== Default metadata ===

Currently only possible using a [wiki:help/en/howto/preferences#Hiddenconfigurationoptions hidden configuration option] you can define default headers to be added for uploads. Multiple headers must be separated using a whitespace delimiter. Key and value of a header are seperated with `=`. For example if you want to add a HTTP header for Cache-Control and one named `Creator` you would set

{{{
defaults write ch.sudo.cyberduck cf.metadata.default "Cache-Control=public,max-age=86400 Creator=Cyberduck"
}}}


== Limitations ==

 * You can not currently move or rename files using a ''Cloud Files'' account.
 * No resumable transfers