--- title: "Wasabi Object Replication With BackupAssist ER" slug: "wasabi-object-replication-with-backupassist-er" updated: 2026-05-28T01:21:35Z published: 2026-05-28T01:21:35Z --- > ## 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. # Wasabi Object Replication With BackupAssist ER [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). This article describes the procedure to use Wasabi [Object Replication](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/bucket-replication) to replicate objects from one region to another within the same continent. This can be used to recover from natural disasters or other events in a region. > The data restoration process is handled by your specific backup software application. As there are many potential variables that will affect your unique environment, Wasabi strongly recommends 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. ## Requirements - BackupAssist ER installed and licensed. This solution was tested with version 1.5.0. - Active Wasabi Cloud Storage account. - Active BackupAssist ER backup job pointing to a Wasabi bucket. - Existing backups reside in a Wasabi non-Object-Locked (non-immutable) "source" bucket. - The password for your backups. ## High-Level Steps Follow the high-level steps below to implement Object Replication from a source bucket to a destination bucket in another region with BackupAssist ER. These are detailed further in the sections below. 1. Sign up for notifications to be sent to your account email address. 2. Create a Wasabi "destination" bucket where the source bucket will be replicated to. 3. Configure an object replication job on the source bucket pointing to the destination bucket. 4. In the case of a disaster, a recovery may be performed from the destination bucket. ## Signing Up for Object Replication Notifications> Signing up for notifications will allow you to receive information about any object replication failures. 1. Log in to the [Wasabi Console](https://console.wasabisys.com/) (https://console.wasabisys.com/login). 2. Navigate to **Settings**, then click **Notifications**. Next to Object Replication, enable **Email Notification**. Enter your MFA code and click **Save Changes**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/Screenshot_2026-04-23_at_9_31_42%E2%80%AFAM.png) 3. Click **Save Changes**. ****![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/Screenshot_2026-04-23_at_9_32_52%E2%80%AFAM.png) ## Creating the Wasabi Destination Bucket The destination bucket is the bucket that the source bucket will replicate to. 1. Navigate to **Buckets** and locate the source bucket. Note the region the source bucket is located in. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-liop.png) 2. Choose a region within the same continent for the destination bucket. > This configuration example discusses the use of Wasabi's us-east-1 storage region for the source and us-west-1 for the destination. For a list of regions, see [Available Storage Regions](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/where-is-my-data-stored-and-how-are-wasabis-storage-regions-secured#available-storage-regions). 3. Navigate to **Buckets**. Click **Create Bucket**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-ldiq.png) 4. Enter the destination bucket name, and select the region for the bucket. Click **Create Bucket**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-ldro.png) > Leave Object Replication disabled (default). The replication will be configured later on the source bucket. ## Creating an Object Replication Job 1. Navigate to **Buckets** and select the name of the SOURCE bucket. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-kkwj.png) 2. Click **Settings.** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-klll.png) 3. Click the **Object Replication** tab. Click **Create Replication Job**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-klzb.png) 4. Select the Replication Type. For this example we are selecting "Replicate to a bucket within this account." Give the job a name, and click in the Destination Bucket text field to select the destination bucket. Click the checkbox next to **Sync Deleted Objects**. This allows BackupAssist to control the backup lifecycle of the source bucket, and older backups that BackupAssist deletes from the source bucket will also be deleted from the destination bucket. Click **Create**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-kmku.png) 5. The objects in the source bucket will now begin to replicate to the destination. There is no ETA for completion as this depends on many factors, such as the number of objects, frequency of backups, and so on. You will receive an email saying the replication has begun, as well as an email when the existing objects have all been replicated, as shown below. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-lloo.png) ## Appendix A - In Case of a Disaster In the case of a disaster that affects your source bucket, proceed with this section. 1. In the BackupAssist ER client, on the **Jobs** tab disable the backup job by selecting it and clicking **Disable**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-lbib.png) 2. Log in to the [Wasabi Console](https://console.wasabisys.com/) (https://console.wasabisys.com/login). Navigate to **Buckets** and select the name of the SOURCE bucket. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-kkwj(1).png) 3. Click **Settings**.**** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-klll.png) 4. Click **Object Replication**. Click the 3 vertical dots under Action next to your replication job. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-lcba(1).png) 5. Click **Pause**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-lcea.png) 6. Click **Pause** again on the popup window. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-lcpk.png) 7. In the BackupAssist ER client, under RECOVER click **Available backups.**Click **Locate backup**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-05-06 at 11.46.04 AM-1.png) 8. Select Wasabi as the Storage location type. Enter the name and region for your DESTINATION bucket, along with your Access and Secret Keys and encryption password. Click **Next**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-krlj.png) 9. Select the appropriate backup. Click **Start granular recovery**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-kvof.png) 10. Click the **What to recover** tab. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-kwch.png) 11. Select the files and folders to recover and click the **Where to recover** tab. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-kwlc.png) 12. Select the appropriate location and options to recover your files/folders. Click **Recover now**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-kxbz.png) 13. Each task step should show Successful as the Recover status. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/SCR-20260506-kzmr.png)