S3-Speicher 250 GB
€2.90 / month
- 250 GB storage
- Up to 10 buckets
- Access keys per program
- No traffic costs
- Located in Germany
Object storage · S3-compatible
Storage for everything that must not get lost.
S3-compatible object storage from Germany – for backups, archives, media and applications. Every program that speaks S3 works right away, and you only pay for the storage.
01 What for
One storage, many tasks.
Off-site backups
The office NAS, the server, the laptops: backup programs with S3 support back up directly here – separate from the place where the originals live.
Archive
Finished projects, old bookkeeping, raw data: what is rarely needed but must be kept lives here more cheaply than on expensive working storage.
Media for websites
Move images, videos and downloads out of the web space. Many plugins and applications can use S3 as storage and fetch the files with their own key.
Nextcloud and applications
Nextcloud, shop systems and your own programs mount S3 as external storage and grow without the server having to get bigger.
Separate access per program
A key of its own for every program – read-only or read-write, for all buckets or only selected ones. Revoke a key with one click.
Data in Germany
Your data sits on a storage server we run ourselves, in a data center in Germany. No detour via US providers.
02 An example
The second copy off site.
A made-up but typical example: a small architecture office whose plans and project folders sit on a NAS in the office – one copy, in one place.
- Starting pointEverything is on the NAS in the meeting room. Water damage or a burglary would hit originals and backup at the same time.
- Create a bucket and a keyAfter ordering, the office creates a bucket for the NAS in the customer center, plus a key that may only write to this bucket.
- Connect the NASIn the NAS backup software, an S3 target is set up with our address, path-style addressing and encryption on the NAS. From then on the backup runs every night.
- Access for the IT providerFor checks, the external IT provider gets a second key that may only read. It cannot change or delete anything with it.
- When it mattersAfter the NAS fails, the office sets up a new device and restores the latest state from the object storage.
03 Plans
Storage as you need it.
All plans have the same features; they only differ in storage space and number of buckets.
S3-Speicher 1 TB
€6.90 / month
- 1 TB storage
- Up to 25 buckets
- Access keys per program
- No traffic costs
- Located in Germany
S3-Speicher 5 TB
€29.90 / month
- 5 TB storage
- Up to 50 buckets
- Access keys per program
- No traffic costs
- Located in Germany
Prices per month incl. VAT, term of one month each. Need more storage or have special requirements? Get in touch.
04 Details
What exactly you get.
- Interface
- S3-compatible, signature version 4
- Addressing
- Path style; the region is shown with your access keys in the customer center
- Connection
- Encrypted only, via HTTPS (TLS 1.2 and 1.3)
- Storage space
- One quota per plan, shared by all buckets; usage measured every ten minutes
- Buckets
- Number per plan; names of 3 to 63 characters made of lowercase letters, digits and hyphens
- Access keys
- Up to 20 per contract, each read-only or read-write, for all or selected buckets
- Secret key
- Shown exactly once and not stored by us
- File size
- No limit of our own per file – only the quota counts
- Traffic
- Not charged extra
- Location
- Storage server in a data center in Germany
- When suspended
- Access keys are deactivated, the data stays unchanged
- When the contract ends
- Keys are deleted, the data expires within a day, then the buckets are removed
05 Compared
Where your data is best kept.
A rough guide – the details depend on the particular device or provider.
| ProMedia24 object storage | External drive in the office | Storage at a large US provider | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location of the data | Data center in Germany | In the same building as the originals | Depending on the chosen region; provider based in the USA |
| Fire, burglary or water damage in the office | Kept off site | Usually affected too | Kept off site |
| Cost of downloading | None | None | Often charged by volume |
| Backs up automatically | With any S3-capable program | Only while it is plugged in | With any S3-capable program |
| Restrict access per program | Separate keys, read-only or read-write | No | Yes, via the provider’s permission system |
| Billing | Fixed monthly price per plan | One-off device purchase | Usually by usage |
06 How it works
Connected in three steps.
Order a plan
Once paid, your storage is set up automatically.
Create a bucket and a key
In the customer center under Object storage. You see the secret key exactly once – we do not store it.
Connect your program
Enter address, region and key, set path-style addressing. Examples for rclone and the AWS command line are right next to it.
07 Goes well with
What works well alongside.
08 Frequently asked
Good to know.
How is this different from web space or cloud storage like Dropbox?
Web space is meant for websites, Dropbox for people who drop files with a click. Object storage is meant for PROGRAMS: backup software, applications and scripts store files there via the S3 interface. In return it is cheap and simply grows with a larger plan.
Which programs work with it?
Anything that supports “S3-compatible” storage – for example rclone, restic, Duplicati, the AWS command line, many NAS systems and Nextcloud. The important setting is path-style addressing.
What happens when the storage is full?
Further uploads are rejected, nothing is deleted. We measure the fill level every ten minutes and show it in the customer center. If you spread your data across several buckets, the limit can be exceeded briefly until the next measurement – after that nothing grows any further. For more space, choose a larger plan or get in touch.
Does downloading cost extra?
No. You pay the monthly plan price, we do not charge traffic on top.
How secure is my data?
The connection is encrypted, every access needs its own key, and other customers cannot see your buckets. For especially sensitive data we additionally recommend encrypting when backing up – restic and most backup programs do that by themselves.
Can I share files publicly?
The customer center does not offer public buckets: every access needs an access key. If a website is to deliver files from here, your application fetches them with its own key.
Are older versions of a file kept?
No, we do not switch on versioning for buckets – an overwritten file is replaced. If you need older versions, back up with a program such as restic or Hyper Backup that keeps versions itself.
What happens if an invoice remains unpaid?
If the contract is suspended, your access keys stop working for the time being. We do not touch the data itself; once payment arrives, the keys work again.
What happens to my data after cancellation?
When the contract ends, your access keys are deleted, the stored data expires within a day and the empty buckets are removed afterwards. Retrieve anything you want to keep beforehand.
Questions?
We help with the setup.
Not sure how to connect your NAS or your backup software? We show you – personally and without a waiting line.
+49 (0) 541 – 93 93 90 19Personally available
kontakt@promedia24.deUsually the same day, at the latest the next working day