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title: "Object Storage - Use Object Storage with WinSCP"
description: "Learn how to configure WinSCP to manage your buckets and objects."
url: https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/storage-and-backup/object-storage/winscp
lang: en
---
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# Object Storage - Use Object Storage with WinSCP

**Learn how to configure WinSCP to manage your buckets and objects.**

[WinSCP](https://winscp.net/) is an open-source free SFTP client, FTP client, WebDAV client, S3 client, SCP client, and file manager for Windows.

 

## Requirements

- A bucket
- A user with the required access rights on the bucket
- Your Object Storage credentials (`access_key` and `secret_access_key`; see our [Getting started with Object Storage](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/storage-and-backup/object-storage/getting-started.md) guide)

 

## Instructions

Start WinSCP. The login dialog will appear. Fill in the fields as follows:

1. Make sure the `New Site` node is selected.

2. On the `New Site` node, select `Amazon S3` protocol.

3. Enter your endpoint (without `https://`) corresponding to your storage class and set the `Port number` field to `443`.

   **Note:**

   To identify your endpoint corresponding to your storage class, please refer to this guide: [Endpoints and Object Storage Geoavailability](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/storage-and-backup/object-storage/endpoints-geoavailability.md).

4. Enter your user's `access_key`.

   To respect best practices, please fill in only the `Access key ID` field at this stage.

5. Save your site settings using the `Save` button.

6. Log in using the `Login` button.

   Then enter your `secret_access_key`.

7. Once you are connected, you will see a list of your S3 buckets as _folders_ in the root folder.

   **Warning:**

   **NOTE:** The `Create directory` command in the root folder creates a new bucket.

 

## Go further

Browse all the [Object Storage (S3™-compatible) guides](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/storage-and-backup/object-storage/landing-page-object-storage.md).

Browse the rest of the [OVHcloud US documentation](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/index.md) for guides on our other products and services.

Learn more about [Object Storage](https://us.ovhcloud.com/public-cloud/object-storage/) on the OVHcloud US website.