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title: "Creating an Object Store in WEKA"
slug: "creating-an-object-store-in-weka"
updated: 2026-10-30T21:10:34Z
published: 2026-10-30T21:10:34Z
canonical: "docs.wasabi.com/creating-an-object-store-in-weka"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.wasabi.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating an Object Store in WEKA

In WEKA NeuralMesh, [Object stores](https://docs.weka.io/weka-system-overview/filesystems-object-stores-and-filesystem-groups#object-stores-overview) can be used to extend the SSD performance tier with a cost-efficient capacity tier. This article details the steps to configure a Wasabi bucket as an object store.

## Requirements

- WEKA cluster version 4.4.35 or higher
  - Data Protection Option (DPO) license
- An active Wasabi account
  - Access & Secret Key Pair (see [3—Creating a User Account and Access Key](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/creating-a-user-account-and-access-key))
  - Wasabi bucket (see [2—Working With Buckets and Objects](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/working-with-buckets-and-objects))

## Configuration

1. Log in to the WEKA dashboard.

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2. Navigate to **Manage**.
3. Select **Object Stores**.

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4. In the Object Store Buckets section, click **+ Create.**

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5. In the Create Object Store Bucket dialog box, provide the following details.

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  - Name—Provide a name for the object store bucket.
  - Object Store—Select **default-local** to create a bucket for tiering and snapshots, select **default-remote** to access read-only snapshots.
  - Type—Select **OTHER**.
  - Protocol—HTTPS_UNVERIFIED.
  - Hostname—Provide the Wasabi endpoint URL of the region where the bucket is located.
  - Port—443.
  - Bucket—Provide the name of the Wasabi bucket.
  - Auth Method—Select **AWSSignature4**.
  - Region—Provide the region of the Wasabi bucket.
  - Access Key—Provide your Wasabi access key.
  - Secret Key—Provide your Wasabi secret key.
6. Click **Validate** to verify the connectivity to the Wasabi bucket.
7. Click **Create**.

> This configuration example uses Wasabi’s us-east-1 storage region. To use another Wasabi storage region, use the appropriate URL as described in [Service URLs for Wasabi's Storage Regions](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/what-are-the-service-urls-for-wasabis-different-storage-regions).

The object store buckets page displays the newly created buckets.

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To learn more about managing Object Stores, refer to [Manage object stores](https://docs.weka.io/weka-filesystems-and-object-stores/managing-object-stores).

## Appendix

This section provides the command line approach for the above configuration.

Attach Wasabi bucket (local, writable):

```plaintext
weka fs tier s3 add <name, e.g., wasabi-s3-local> --site=local --hostname=s3.wasabisys.com --auth-method=AWSSignature4 --port 443 --protocol HTTPS_UNVERIFIED --region=us-east-1 --bucket=<bucket name> --access-key-id=<access key> --secret-key=<secret key>
```

Detach Wasabi bucket (local, writable):

```plaintext
weka fs tier s3 add <name, e.g., wasabi-s3-remote> --site=remote --hostname=s3.wasabisys.com --auth-method=AWSSignature4 --port 443 --protocol HTTPS_UNVERIFIED --region=us-east-1 --bucket=<bucket name> --access-key-id=<access key> --secret-key=<secret key>
```

> This configuration example uses Wasabi’s us-east-1 storage region. To use another Wasabi storage region, use the appropriate URL as described in [Service URLs for Wasabi's Storage Regions](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/what-are-the-service-urls-for-wasabis-different-storage-regions).