Using OBS
You can manage OBS resources in the following ways:
| Tool | Description | How to Use | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBS Console | OBS Console is a web-based GUI. You can manage all your OBS resources through this console. | You need an account (including the password) or an IAM user to log in to OBS Console. For details, see Logging In to OBS Console. | |
| SDK | OBS SDKs encapsulate APIs provided by OBS to simplify development. Users can use API functions provided by the OBS SDKs to access OBS service capabilities. | Configure the endpoint during environment preparation and set the access keys (AK/SK) during initialization. For details, see SDK Reference. | |
| API | OBS provides REST APIs that support HTTP/HTTPS requests. You can call these APIs to create, modify, and delete buckets, as well as to upload, download, and delete objects. | Configure the endpoint during environment preparation and make the access keys (AK and SK) part of your signature in any requests you send. If you use REST APIs to develop a program, you need to calculate the signature based on the signature algorithm defined by OBS and add the signature to the requests. For details, see User Signature Authentication. | |
| OBS Browser+ | OBS Browser+, a GUI tool, is a Windows client for managing OBS resources. With OBS Browser+, you can easily manage OBS resources from a local end. | Download OBS Browser+ and use access keys (AK and SK) for identity authentication. You can use OBS Browser+ to directly access OBS resources or you can configure a server address to access OBS resources. For details about how to configure the AK, SK, and endpoint of OBS Browser+, see Where Can I Obtain Access Keys (AK and SK). | |
| obsutil | obsutil is a command line tool for accessing OBS. You can use it to perform common configuration and management operations on OBS. If you are familiar with command line interface (CLI), obsutil is the recommended tool for batch processing and automated tasks. | Download obsutil, configure the server address, and use access keys (AK and SK) for identity authentication. For details about how to configure the AK, SK, and endpoint of obsutil, see Performing Initial Configuration. | |
| obsfs | obsfs, built on the basis of Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE), is a file system tool provided by OBS for mounting parallel file systems to Linux operating systems. It enables you to easily access the virtually unlimited storage space in OBS in the same way as you would use a local file system. | Download the obsfs tool and use access keys (AK and SK) for identity authentication. For details about how to configure the AK and SK of obsfs, see Initializing obsfs. |
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