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title: "BackupAssist ER With Wasabi"
slug: "how-do-i-use-backupassist-er-with-wasabi"
updated: 2026-05-28T16:46:43Z
published: 2026-05-28T16:46:43Z
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# BackupAssist ER With Wasabi

[BackupAssist ER](https://www.backupassist.com/er/overview) has been validated for use with Wasabi. For more information on how BackupAssist ER works with Wasabi, review [BackupAssist](https://wasabi.com/backupassist). Follow the steps outlined below to configure Wasabi as a backup destination.

#### Prerequisites

- Active [Wasabi Cloud Storage Account](https://wasabi.com/sign-up).
- Wasabi bucket. For more information, review [Working With Buckets and Objects](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/working-with-buckets-and-objects).
- Access & Secret Key Pair. For more information, review [Creating a User Account and Access Key](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/creating-a-user-account-and-access-key).
- BackupAssist ER v1.4.2 or higher.

### Configuration

1. Launch BackupAssist ER.

![Screen_Shot_2020-09-22_at_3.23.59_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/360069871571.png)
2. In the left pane under the Backup section, click **Jobs**. Click **New**.

![Screen_Shot_2020-09-22_at_10.29.46_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/360069871711.png)
3. Under the Disk to disk to cloud section, click **Create Backup**.

![Screen_Shot_2020-09-22_at_10.32.16_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/360069871931.png)
4. Select the General tab. Under the General section, provide a name and description for the backup job.
5. Under the Encryption section, enter a password in the Encryption password type field. This password will be used to encrypt the backup sent to Wasabi. Check the box to **Encrypt your local backups with the encryption password**.
6. Select the **Files & applications** tile.

![Screen_Shot_2020-09-22_at_11.01.34_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/360069872891.png)
7. In the Files & applications tab, select the volumes in which to backup.
8. Select the Storage Location tab.

![Screen_Shot_2020-09-22_at_10.59.45_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/360069646772.png)
9. In the Storage Location tab, provide a destination for both local and cloud storage.
10. Under the Storage Location 1 section, select either **Local disk** or **Network Location** as the Storage Location type.
11. Provide the appropriate information for each selected location type. Click either **Check Disk** or **Check Network Location** to confirm the storage destination is accessible.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/16556455398683.png)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/16556764872475.png)
12. Under Storage Location 2, click the drop-down menu for Storage Location type and select **Wasabi**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/16556815479707.png)
13. Provide the following Information:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/16556906963355.png)

This configuration example discusses the use of Wasabi's us-east-2 storage region. To use other Wasabi storage regions, use the appropriate Wasabi service 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).
  - Bucket — Provide a globally unique name. BackupAssist ER will create a bucket using this name in your Wasabi account.
  - URL — The service URL for the Wasabi region (prefix the URL with https:// is required).
  - Access Key
  - Secret Access Key
14. Click **Check account**. BackupAssist will access your Wasabi account using the security keys and create a storage bucket with the name provided.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/16556932426139.png)
15. Select the Schedule tab. Set the Backup schedule and Retention scheme, as needed. Click **Save**.

![Screen_Shot_2020-09-23_at_10.12.45_AM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/360069867352.png)

The backup job is now configured and displayed in the Backup jobs section.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/16556992887963.png)
16. To run the Cloud backup, select the job and select **Run cloud backup** from the Run drop-down menu.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/16556971846171.png)

Once the job completes, the status will show Successful.

![Screen_Shot_2020-09-23_at_11.34.10_AM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/360070083111.png)

The backup will now be visible in the "backupassist" folder in your Wasabi account.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/16557092984987.png)