--- title: "LucidLink With Wasabi" slug: "how-do-i-use-lucidlink-with-wasabi" updated: 2026-08-06T18:16:28Z published: 2026-08-06T18:16:28Z canonical: "docs.wasabi.com/how-do-i-use-lucidlink-with-wasabi" --- > ## 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. # LucidLink With Wasabi [LucidLink](https://www.lucidlink.com/) is a platform that lets you stream your data from any cloud and can be used with Wasabi by following the instructions [here.](https://support.lucidlink.com/hc/en-us/articles/5409546967821-Wasabi-Technologies) More info on the LucidLink - Wasabi solution can be found in this [solution brief](https://cdn.brandfolder.io/BFD8NB05/as/sp5t9xw8frgc3rchmfn6bts/LucidLink_Partner_Solution_Brief.pdf) and this [explainer video.](https://wasabi-technologies.wistia.com/medias/g5t10h1gtq) ## Requirements - An active LucidLink subscription - LucidLink client installed - An active Wasabi account - Wasabi Bucket - See our [Bucket Creation Guide](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/working-with-buckets-and-objects) - Access & Secret Key Pair - See our [Access Keys Guide](https://docs.wasabi.com/v1/docs/creating-a-user-account-and-access-key#assigning-an-access-key) ***Note:*** *The data restoration process is handled by your specific backup software application. As there are many potential variables that will affect your unique environment, it is strongly recommended that you seek the guidance of your backup software’s technical support team in the event that you encounter difficulty or have application-specific inquiries.* ## Configuration ### Creating a LucidLink filespace 1. Log in to your LucidLink web portal account at [https://www.lucidlink.com/webportal/login](https://www.lucidlink.com/webportal/login). ![Screen_Shot_2022-04-15_at_10.20.25_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/screen_shot_2022-04-15_at_10.png) 2. Click on **Create your first Filespace** or **Create a new Filespace** (depending on the options presented in your account). ![Screen_Shot_2022-04-15_at_10.27.59_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/screen_shot_2022-04-15_at_10(1).png) 3. To use Wasabi with LucidLink, select either Basic or Custom Filespace. If you don't have a Wasabi storage account, you can sign up for Wasabi storage via LucidLink or directly via [Wasabi](http://wasabi.com/sign-up). If you already have a Wasabi account choose **Custom Filespace**. If you choose to sign up via LucidLink, click **Basic Filespace**. Click **Next**. In this example, we will proceed to create a Custom Filespace. ![Screenshot_2023-02-03_at_2.28.38_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/12624319538203.png) 4. Provide a name for your Filespace and click **Next**. ![Screen_Shot_2022-04-15_at_10.46.22_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/screen_shot_2022-04-15_at_10(2).png) 5. Select Wasabi cloud from the list of storage providers. ![Screen_Shot_2022-04-16_at_2.27.01_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/screen_shot_2022-04-16_at_2.png) 6. Choose the desired cloud storage region and click **Next**. ![Screenshot_2023-02-03_at_2.30.50_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/12624345402011.png) 7. Review and confirm the configuration choices and click **Create**. ![filespace_summary.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/filespace_summary.png) The filespace will be displayed on the dashboard. ### Initializing the filespace 8. Once the Filespace has been created, click **Initialize**. ![filespace_created.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/filespace_created.png) 9. In order to initialize the Filespace, the LucidLink client application needs to be installed and operational. Click **Launch the desktop client**. ***Note:*** *To install the LucidLink application, click* [*here*](https://www.lucidlink.com/download). *![initialize.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/initialize.png)* 10. Once the LucidLink application launches, input your Wasabi S3 keyset and click **Next**. ***Note:*** *Review the following* [*article*](https://docs.wasabi.com/v1/docs/creating-a-user-account-and-access-key) *to create Access & Secret keys via the Wasabi console* ***![add_api_keys.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/add_api_keys.png)*** 11. Set LucidLink's root account password and click **Initialize**. ![root_password.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/root_password.png) 12. Once initialization completes, LucidLink will cache some of your file space metadata (the file index), whilst the data itself will reside in Wasabi Cloud Storage. Once complete, click **Open the folder**. ![open_folder.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/open_folder.png) At this point, all videos to be edited or altered can be moved to this folder on your workstation via drag-and-drop or other file copy operations. ### Moving data into the filespace 13. Your LucidLink Filespace namespace will appear as a shared drive on your workstation as shown below. Video assets can be moved to this drive. In this example, I moved an asset called P1000385.mp4. ***![lucid_share.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/lucid_share.png)*** 14. The project1 LucidLink namespace points to the Wasabi storage account bucket name project1.wasabilucidlink- All of the data stored on project1 will physically live on Wasabi cloud storage as objects. These objects aggregate all the assets stored on the project1 share. ![wasabi_bucket-LL_kb.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/wasabi_bucket-ll_kb.png) ## Troubleshooting To troubleshoot any performance or connectivity-related issues with your Wasabi - LucidLink filespace, you will need to know the following: - Your Wasabi Account ID or email address associated with your Wasabi account - Your Wasabi Bucket name - The Wasabi region in which your bucket is located. If you are using the Basic LucidLink filespace and have signed up for a Wasabi account through LucidLink, you may not be aware of the above details. You can retrieve the Wasabi bucket and region information using the “lucid status” command. To get this information, follow these steps: 15. Open a command prompt window or Terminal from your machine connected to the LucidLink filespace and run the command lucid status. ![support.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/support.png) The command provides information about the filespace, including details on the Cloud storage provider, bucket name, region, and endpoint URL. ```plaintext C:\Users\wasabi>lucid status Client state: Linked Filespace object store state: connected Filespace object store download latency: low Filespace object store upload latency: low Filespace service state: connected Filespace file index: up-to-date Filespace name: partner-engg.wasabilucidlink Filespace id: ffa6f0c3-21bc-448b-8b4d-606c867ebf25 Filespace block size: 256KiB Filespace encryption mode: full encryption Filespace bucket name: lucidlink-files Filespace compression: lz4 Filespace maximum file size: 512TiB Filespace object store bucket name: lucidlink-files Filespace object store protocol: https Filespace object store provider: Wasabi Filespace object store type: s3 Filespace object store region: us-east-1 Filespace object store endpoint: s3.wasabisys.com Filespace object store virtual addressing: off Filespace object store location constraint: on Filespace mode: live Filespace version: 3 Root directory: C:\Users\wasabi\.lucid\ Mount point: L: Root point: ``` 16. Now that you know this information, you can check to see if you can reach that region and bucket. There is a Knowledge Base Article to help with this [I am not seeing the network performance I'm expecting - what should I do?](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/network-performance) You will want to make sure you can reach the appropriate endpoint URL by using the ping or traceroute commands. (For region-specific URLs, please refer to [What are the service URLs for Wasabi's different storage regions?](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/what-are-the-service-urls-for-wasabis-different-storage-regions)) 17. You may also want to run a Speed Test between your local system and the edge of the Wasabi Region. Instructions on this area are in the KB article above, or you may go directly to http://wasabi.speedtestcustom.com/ (Please contact Wasabi Support for the password). If you are still unable to resolve your issues and there are no specific error logs that the Lucid Link team has identified, please have the following information ready when you reach out to Wasabi support - - Account ID or email address associated with your Wasabi account - Bucket name - Wasabi region in which your bucket is located.