Welcome to WholesaleBackup's guide to getting started hosting online backups using Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage as your remote storage endpoint. Our goal is to make the setup and deployment process as quick and easy as possible. If you find anything in this guide unclear, please send your questions, comments, and feedback to support@wholesalebackup.com and we will revise the guide accordingly. Ok! Let's get started!
Sign-in or register with Wasabi
Sign up for an account at https://wasabi.com/try-free. After filling out this form, you will receive an email to finish setting up your Wasabi account.
Create new user and generate API keys
Login to the Wasabi console and get started by:
Create user
Part 1 Details: provide a name and enable Programmatic (create API key)Part 2 Groups: (optional) create/assign a group to this user.
Part 3 Policies: enable WasabiFullAccess.
Part 4 Review: Create User
Download API Keys
Store your Access Key and Secret Key, by downloading the .csv / copying and pasting them to a safe place.
Build Your White Label Wasabi Backup Client with the Keys
If you have an account login: https://dash.backupops.com/
or register to create one now: https://dash.backupops.com/sign-up/ and select: the "Wasabi Cloud Storage" option when registering.
Fill out the Wasabi cloud storage client build form
If you selected the use "Wasabi Cloud Storage"option, you will land of that build form when registering, otherwise you can navigate there from the Brands page and select the Wasabi option.
Fill out the the necessary fields to complete and brand your software.
Important: Enter in your ACCESS KEY and SECRET ACCESS KEY.
Set the Region that best suites you and your customers demographic --this will define in which geographical region your backup storage bucket is created. You cannot change the bucket region once it is created.
Download your new client
You will get an email with a download link for your new backup software client once the build completes, or you can always download the installers (for Windows or MacOS) from your "Brands" page in the Web Console.
Install the new backup client
Install your new branded backup software client on a computer and start running backups.
See running your first backup guide for more details.
Manage & monitor deployments
Use the Backup Ops Web Console to manage, monitor, configure, and remotely control your deployed clients.