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@ -8,22 +8,35 @@ OpenStack mechanism, and the other is used exclusively for Rackspace, a provider
of object storage that uses the OpenStack Swift protocol.
The OpenStack authentication mechanism uses the OpenStack Keystone v2
protocol, connecting to the server specified in the **Identity
Endpoint URL** field. You need your **Bucket**, **Username**, **Password** and
**Tenant name**.
protocol. Your ownCloud configuration needs:
* **Bucket**. This is user-defined; think of it as a subdirectory of your total
storage. The bucket will be created if it does not exist.
* **Username** of your account.
* **Password** of your account.
* **Tenant name** of your account. (A tenant is similar to a user group.)
* **Identity Endpoint URL**, the URL to log in to your OpenStack account.
.. figure:: images/openstack.png
:alt: Openstack configuration.
The Rackspace authentication mechanism requires a Rackspace
""Bucket**, **Username** and **API key**. You must also enter **cloudFiles** in
the **Service name** field.
The Rackspace authentication mechanism requires:
* **Bucket**
* **Username**
* **API key**.
You must also enter the term **cloudFiles** in the **Service name** field.
.. figure:: images/rackspace.png
:alt: Openstack configuration.
It may be necessary to specify a **Region**. The timeout of
HTTP requests is set in the **Request timeout** field, in seconds.
It may be necessary to specify a **Region**. Your region should be named in
your account information, and you can read about Rackspace regions at
`About Regions <https://support.rackspace.com/how-to/about-regions/>`_.
The timeout of HTTP requests is set in the **Request timeout** field, in
seconds.
See :doc:`../external_storage_configuration_gui` for additional mount
options and information.