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Connect MinIO as your own storage
MinIO is S3-compatible object storage you run yourself, on your own servers or in a private cloud. Available today on the Velocity and Momentum API plans.
- Storage
- MinIOAvailable
- CDN
- Cloudflare or Amazon CloudFront
- Plans
- Velocity and Momentum
What you need to connect it
You enter these in the dashboard when you switch to your own storage and CDN. The keys only need to read and write objects in one bucket.
- Option in the dashboard
- Choose MinIO from the list
- Endpoint
https://minio.example.com:9000(example)- Bucket
- An existing bucket that smallPict writes the optimized files to
- Region
us-east-1(example)- Access keys
- An access key and secret with a read/write policy on the bucket
- Path-style addressing
- Supported: turn it on if your service needs it
- Network
- The endpoint must be reachable from the internet over HTTPS, with a valid certificate
Storage and CDN are connected together
Bringing your own is one setting: you connect your own storage and your own CDN together, and one can't be turned on without the other. Pair MinIO with Cloudflare or Amazon CloudFront as your CDN.
With your own storage and CDN, the files live in your own accounts, outside smallPict. You're responsible for those copies; smallPict doesn't keep a backup of them and isn't involved with the CDN's performance.
CDNs you can pair it with today
Not ready to run your own? “Managed by smallPict” is the default on Velocity and Momentum: we store and deliver the files for you. WordPress plans always use the managed smallPict CDN.
Questions
Which plans can use it?
Velocity and Momentum, the API plans. WordPress plans, including Business, use the managed smallPict CDN and can't connect their own storage.
Can I connect only my storage and keep the smallPict CDN?
No. Your own storage and your own CDN are switched on together. If you'd rather not run a CDN, keep “Managed by smallPict”.
Do the keys need admin rights?
No. They only need to read and write objects in the bucket you connect, and you can revoke or rotate them at any time in your storage account.
Does smallPict keep a copy of my files?
No. Images are processed in temporary, encrypted processing storage, and the optimized files are written to your bucket. smallPict doesn't keep a backup of the files in your account.
Use your own storage and CDN
Choose Velocity or Momentum, then connect MinIO and Cloudflare or Amazon CloudFront in the dashboard.