# Create a Bucket

When creating a bucket, you must choose the two essential settings:

* The bucket region.
* To whether or not to enable the Object Lock for the bucket.

The Object Storage bucket can be created through one of the following methods:

* [<mark style="color:blue;">Web console</mark>](#web-console)
* [<mark style="color:blue;">IONOS S3 Object Storage API</mark>](#ionos-s3-object-storage-api)
* [<mark style="color:blue;">Command-line tool</mark>](#command-line-tool)

## Web console

The easiest way to create a bucket is by using the S3 Web Console. You must create a bucket before you can start uploading objects to the Object Storage.

To create an Object Storage bucket, follow these steps:

1\. In the **DCD**, go to **Menu** > **Storage** > **IONOS S3 Object Storage**.

2\. In the **Buckets** tab, choose the **Bucket region** which determines the geographical location where the data inside the buckets will be stored. For more information on choosing the right bucket region, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Bucket region</mark>](/cloud/~/revisions/bM7yG7XCmGE9IxWqMpBu/managed-services/s3-object-storage/concepts/buckets.md#bucket-region).

3\. Enter a unique name for the **Bucket name** that adheres to the [<mark style="color:blue;">naming conventions</mark>](/cloud/~/revisions/bM7yG7XCmGE9IxWqMpBu/managed-services/s3-object-storage/concepts/buckets.md#naming-conventions) for a bucket.

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Note:** A bucket will not be created if a bucket with the same name already exists in the IONOS S3 Object Storage.
{% endhint %}

4\. Click **Create**.

![Create a bucket](/files/J8HvC0VKGzYMeFOYO98Z)

{% hint style="success" %}
**Result:** A bucket is created in the selected S3 region.
{% endhint %}

## IONOS S3 Object Storage API

Using the [<mark style="color:blue;">Create Bucket API</mark>](https://api.ionos.com/docs/s3/v2/#tag/Basic-Operations/operation/CreateBucket), you can create a bucket with or without the object lock.

## Command-line tool

For details on configuring the AWS CLI tool, see [<mark style="color:blue;">AWS CLI</mark>](/cloud/~/revisions/bM7yG7XCmGE9IxWqMpBu/managed-services/s3-object-storage/s3-tools/awscli.md).

### To create a bucket without an object lock, follow these commands:

* In the `de` region (Franfurt, Germany)

```
aws s3 mb s3://my-bucket --region de --endpoint-url https://s3-eu-central-1.ionoscloud.com
```

* In the `eu-central-2` region (Berlin, Germany)

```
aws s3 mb s3://my-bucket --object-lock-enabled-for-bucket --region eu-central-2 --endpoint-url https://s3-eu-central-2.ionoscloud.com
```

* In the `eu-south-2` region (Logrono, Spain)

```
aws s3 mb s3://my-bucket --region eu-south-2 --endpoint-url https://s3-eu-south-2.ionoscloud.com
```

### To create a bucket with an object lock, follow these commands:

* In the `de` region (Franfurt, Germany)

```
aws s3 mb s3://my-bucket --object-lock-enabled-for-bucket --region de --endpoint-url https://s3-eu-central-1.ionoscloud.com
```

* In the `eu-central-2` region (Berlin, Germany)

```
aws s3 mb s3://my-bucket --object-lock-enabled-for-bucket --region eu-central-2 --endpoint-url https://s3-eu-central-2.ionoscloud.com
```

* In the `eu-south-2` region (Logrono, Spain)

```
aws s3 mb s3://my-bucket --object-lock-enabled-for-bucket --region eu-south-2 --endpoint-url https://s3-eu-south-2.ionoscloud.com
```

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** Creating a bucket with object lock enabled is currently possible only using command-line tools or [<mark style="color:blue;">Create Bucket API</mark>](https://api.ionos.com/docs/s3/v2/#tag/Basic-Operations/operation/CreateBucket).
{% endhint %}


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