Configure Storage

Choose your preferred storage solution and tune it to fit your needs.

Using Blimp, you not only store your files, but also you choose how you'd like your data to be stored, and configure your allocation to what fits your data storage and access needs.

Introduction to the Allocation

At Züs, to be able store your data safely and securely, and control the storage price, you need to define the terms of service of your storage beforehand. These terms of service are:

• The size of your storage space.

• The write price range of your storage space (the write price is what you pay for write operation per TB per year).

• The read price range of your storage space (the write price is what you pay for read operation per TB per year). No need to define it, it's already 0 since all reads are free on Züs 🚀.

• The number of data shards, which is the number of storage servers (a.k.a blobbers) that will be storing your data, and it controls the availability and insures privacy of your data by distribution.

• The number of parity shards, which is the number of storage servers (a.k.a blobbers) that will also store your data redundantly to cover any downtime of the other servers hosting the data, and it controls the fault tolerance and the availability of your data.

These terms of service are gathered in what you can think of as a "contract" of your storage, which we call an Allocation.

We provide 3 storage options for your allocations:

Multi-cloud Storage

Store your data on the Storage Servers (called Blobbers) hosted on the multi-cloud and managed by the Züs System, for a secure and resilient decentralized storage experience. Configure your storage allocation to increase replication factor and make sure your data is highly available and stormproof.

S3 Server

If you're familiar with the AWS S3 API, you don't need to readapt with a new API. With the S3 allocation mode, you can still enjoy the perks of the Züs System (Decentralization - Three-layer Security - Free egress) while accessing your data the same way you used to.

Cloud Migration

Migrate your data from AWS to Züs for higher security, better performance and free egress, and enhance the usage of your data on all the use cases.

When you first login to Blimp, you'll be shown this page, in which you can select the option you like for your first allocation.

Fig1: First allocation creation

Let's take a look on how you can create an allocation of each type.

Create Standard Storage Allocation

Create S3 Server Allocation

Create Cloud Migration Allocation