{"id":"cloud-accounts.how-do-i-connect-digitalocean-spaces","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/how-do-i-connect-digitalocean-spaces","category":{"id":"cloud-accounts","title":"Cloud accounts"},"subcategory":{"id":"s3-compatible","title":"Other bucket storage (S3-compatible)"},"question":"How do I connect DigitalOcean Spaces?","alt_questions":["DigitalOcean Spaces Storage Studio setup","Spaces access key Storage Studio","Add Spaces bucket to Storage Studio","DigitalOcean object storage Mac"],"short_answer":"Choose Bucket Storage, pick DigitalOcean Spaces, and enter your Spaces key and secret, the region (such as nyc3), the Space's name as the bucket, and that region's endpoint. Save, then Test connection.","answer_markdown":"Choose **Bucket Storage** in Add Account and pick **DigitalOcean Spaces** as the provider. Enter your Spaces access key and secret, the region your Space is in (such as `nyc3`), the Space's name as the **Bucket**, and the endpoint for that region — it follows the pattern shown in the field's placeholder.\n\nCreate the access key in the DigitalOcean control panel's API section; the secret is shown only once. Then save and click **Test connection**.","answer_html":"<p>Choose <strong>Bucket Storage</strong> in Add Account and pick <strong>DigitalOcean Spaces</strong> as the provider. Enter your Spaces access key and secret, the region your Space is in (such as <code>nyc3</code>), the Space&#39;s name as the <strong>Bucket</strong>, and the endpoint for that region — it follows the pattern shown in the field&#39;s placeholder.</p>\n<p>Create the access key in the DigitalOcean control panel&#39;s API section; the secret is shown only once. Then save and click <strong>Test connection</strong>.</p>","answer_text":"Choose Bucket Storage in Add Account and pick DigitalOcean Spaces as the provider. Enter your Spaces access key and secret, the region your Space is in (such as nyc3), the Space's name as the Bucket, and the endpoint for that region — it follows the pattern shown in the field's placeholder.\n\nCreate the access key in the DigitalOcean control panel's API section; the secret is shown only once. Then save and click Test connection.","tags":["digitalocean spaces","s3 compatible","setup"],"related":[{"id":"cloud-accounts.how-do-i-connect-an-s3-compatible-service","question":"How do I connect an S3-compatible service other than Amazon?","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/how-do-i-connect-an-s3-compatible-service"},{"id":"cloud-accounts.endpoint-url-required","question":"Where do I find the Endpoint URL for my bucket storage account?","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/endpoint-url-required"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"How do I connect DigitalOcean Spaces? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Choose Bucket Storage, pick DigitalOcean Spaces, and enter your Spaces key and secret, the region (such as nyc3), the Space's name as the bucket, and that region's endpoint. 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Enter your Spaces access key and secret, the region your Space is in (such as nyc3), the Space's name as the Bucket, and the endpoint for that region — it follows the pattern shown in the field's placeholder.\n\nCreate the access key in the DigitalOcean control panel's API section; the secret is shown only once. Then save and click Test connection.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/how-do-i-connect-digitalocean-spaces"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\" aria-current=\"true\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#adding-accounts\">Adding an account</a> <span>21</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#managing-accounts\">Testing, editing and removing accounts</a> <span>15</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#google-drive\">Google Drive</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#google-photos\">Google Photos</a> <span>6</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#dropbox\">Dropbox</a> <span>6</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#onedrive\">OneDrive</a> <span>2</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#box\">Box</a> <span>1</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#amazon-s3\">Amazon S3</a> <span>12</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#s3-compatible\">Other bucket storage (S3-compatible)</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#ftp-sftp\">FTP and SFTP servers</a> <span>15</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#local-folder\">Local folder accounts</a> <span>3</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#custom-credentials\">Custom Google sign-in credentials</a> <span>5</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#credentials-security\">Passwords, keys and privacy</a> <span>13</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#using-accounts\">Using your accounts</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#cloud-apps-on-your-mac\">Cloud apps on your Mac</a> <span>8</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#cloud-files-and-mac-space\">Cloud files and your Mac&#39;s space</a> <span>5</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#moving-between-clouds\">Moving files between clouds</a> <span>2</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; 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Save, then Test connection.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>Choose <strong>Bucket Storage</strong> in Add Account and pick <strong>DigitalOcean Spaces</strong> as the provider. Enter your Spaces access key and secret, the region your Space is in (such as <code>nyc3</code>), the Space&#39;s name as the <strong>Bucket</strong>, and the endpoint for that region — it follows the pattern shown in the field&#39;s placeholder.</p>\n<p>Create the access key in the DigitalOcean control panel&#39;s API section; the secret is shown only once. Then save and click <strong>Test connection</strong>.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/how-do-i-connect-an-s3-compatible-service\">How do I connect an S3-compatible service other than Amazon?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/endpoint-url-required\">Where do I find the Endpoint URL for my bucket storage account?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/how-do-i-connect-digitalocean-spaces.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/how-do-i-connect-digitalocean-spaces.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}