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title: "Shade With Wasabi"
slug: "shade-with-wasabi"
updated: 2026-05-30T23:51:18Z
published: 2026-05-30T23:51:18Z
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> ## 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.

# Shade With Wasabi

[Shade (ShadeFS)](https://shade.inc) is an application validated to work with Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage. This software allows creative teams to easily curate, collaborate, and share their project assets. The steps below explain how to integrate your Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage with Shade to store your project data.

## Prerequisites

- Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage account (see [Signing Up For Wasabi](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/signing-up-for-wasabi))

> Be sure to note your Wasabi access and secret key, as these will be used later.
- Wasabi bucket (see [Creating a Wasabi Bucket](/v1/docs/how-to-integrate-shadeinc-with-wasabi-draft-kb#creating-a-wasabi-bucket) below)

> Be sure to note your exact bucket name and Wasabi storage region, as these will be used later.

- Shade.inc account
  - For more information, refer to Shade’s quickstart article, [Get the App](https://academy.shade.inc/getting-started/quickstart).
  - Refer to [Creating a Shade BYOS Drive](/v1/docs/how-to-integrate-shadeinc-with-wasabi-draft-kb#creating-a-shade-byos-drive) below.

## Creating a Wasabi Bucket

1. Create a new standard Wasabi Bucket (versioning, logging, and replication are optional). For detailed instructions, see [Working With Buckets and Objects](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/working-with-buckets-and-objects).

> Be sure to note the bucket name and storage region in which the bucket is located, as you will need those in later steps.
2. Click **Create Bucket**.

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You will now see the bucket listed in the Wasabi Console.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/how-to-integrate-shade.inc-with-wasabi---draft-kb-image-ch5z5qo3.png)

> **Special note about CORS:**
> 
> Cross-Origin Resource Sharing is a necessary feature, which allows buckets and their contents to be accessible from different origins (for example, https://app.shade.inc). This is necessary for the Shade application to access and download original media for you from the Shade app.
> 
> By default, Wasabi allows CORS for all origins. However, if you have changed or restricted your origin, it is required to whitelist ***.shade.inc** as an **allowed-origin**.
> 
> For more detail, refer to [Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/cross-origin-resource-sharing-cors).

## Creating a Shade BYOS Drive

1. Log in to your Shade workspace and click **+ New Drive** in the left-hand pane, then select **BYOS drive**.

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1. Choose the appropriate drive type for your specific type of work (optionally, choose blank). Click **Next**.

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1. Enter a Drive Name and then check the box next to Wasabi. Click **Confirm**.

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1. Enter the following information:
  - Bucket Name—The exact name of the bucket you created earlier in your Wasabi Storage Console.
  - Wasabi Storage Region—The same region as you had chosen when creating your bucket.
  - Your Wasabi Access & Secret Key—See [Wasabi’s KB Article on Access Keys](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/creating-a-new-access-key) to generate a new key in your Wasabi Console.
2. Click **Create drive**.

> This configuration example discusses the use of Wasabi's us-east-1 storage region. Use the region your bucket is located in. For a list of regions, see [Available Storage Regions](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/en/where-is-my-data-stored-and-how-are-wasabis-storage-regions-secured?highlight=regions#available-storage-regions).

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/how-to-integrate-shade.inc-with-wasabi---draft-kb-image-3qyxblok.png)

## Confirming That You Can Successfully Create a Folder and Upload Files

1. Create a folder or access an existing folder in your Shade Drive.
2. Upload a file by dragging and dropping into the application.
3. Confirm that the file is now in the Shade Drive.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/how-to-integrate-shade.inc-with-wasabi---draft-kb-image-1wfyotpa.png)

> Data is stored by the Shade application in a proprietary format. You will not see the same file names in your Wasabi bucket as they exist in your Shade Drive.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/how-to-integrate-shade.inc-with-wasabi---draft-kb-image-pmhw1s1i.png)

For additional information, refer to [Connecting Shade to Wasabi](https://academy.shade.inc/byos/connecting-shade-to-wasabi) provided by Shade.inc.