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title: "Create a Bucket in Object Storage"
slug: "create-a-bucket-in-object-storage"
updated: 2026-06-30T04:51:07Z
published: 2026-06-30T04:51:07Z
canonical: "docs.serversaustralia.com.au/create-a-bucket-in-object-storage"
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# Create a Bucket in Object Storage

Log into the [**MySAU Portal**](https://mysau.com.au/)

You store objects in buckets. Buckets are similar to folders on a file system. You need to create at least one bucket before you upload objects.

- Bucket names must begin and end with a lowercase letter.
- Bucket names may contain a hyphen (-).
- Bucket names' max length is 255 characters.
- Buckets are web-accessible by name in two different formats. For example, if we use the bucket name "my-sau1"
  - The top-level directory: [https://s3.si.servercontrol.com.au/my-sau1/](https://s3.si.servercontrol.com.au/my-sau1/)
  - The virtual bucket hostname: [https://my-sau1.s3.si.servercontrol.com.au/](https://my-sau1.s3.si.servercontrol.com.au/)
- You can only use the virtual bucket format if your bucket name is less than 63 characters long.

Click **Storage**[](https://mysau.com.au/)on the left in the portal and then click **Buckets**, followed by **Create Bucket**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/d809f158-d4f4-47ff-83d4-18d9c9f7a04d/Images/Documentation/image-1659675957805.png)

Type in the Unique Bucket Name, this will error if the name is already used ![](https://cdn.document360.io/d809f158-d4f4-47ff-83d4-18d9c9f7a04d/Images/Documentation/image-1659676236899.png)

And here is the Bucket created and ready for use. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/d809f158-d4f4-47ff-83d4-18d9c9f7a04d/Images/Documentation/image-1659676270239.png)