Cyberduck Help / Howto / Google Storage

​Google Storage for Developers is a S3 compatible service currently in development and open by invitation only.

Refer also to S3 in general.

Connecting to Google Storage

You must obtain the login credentials (Access Key and Secret) of your Google Storage ​Account from the Key Management ​page. In the login prompt of Cyberduck upon connecting to Google Storage you enter the Access Key for the username and Secret for the password.

Folders

Creating a folder inside a bucket will create a placeholder object named after the directory, has no data content and the mimetype application/x-directory.

Files

Metadata

You can edit standard HTTP headers add custom HTTP headers to files to store ​metadata. Choose File → Info → Google Storage to edit headers.

ACLs

Granting access to selected users

You can give access to a specific user to a document by granting READ access to the email address registered with Google. The Signed URL from the Google Storage tab in the Info window with the format https://sandbox.google.com/storage/<container>/<file> will verify access to the resource using the Google Account login credentials.

Refer also to ​Sharing files using Google Storage.

Limitations

• Storage class options are ​not available. Currently, data is stored in U.S. data centers only.
• No content distribution (CDN) configuration.
• No bucket logging configuration.
• Storage class options are not available.
• Torrent URLs are not supported.

Issues

• Editing metadata is currently giving service errors.
• ​Issues with whitespace in filenames.

Please ​report any incompatibilities you encounter and provide feedback if you have access to the service.

References

• ​Google Storage for Developers Frequently Asked Questions