Manage OVHcloud Object Storage — Sync and Backup with RcloneView
OVHcloud Object Storage is a GDPR-compliant S3-compatible service hosted in Europe — RcloneView connects it with your full cloud ecosystem using Access Key, Secret Key, and endpoint.
OVHcloud is one of Europe's largest cloud providers, offering object storage across multiple regions in France, Germany, the UK, and beyond. Its S3-compatible interface means RcloneView can connect to it exactly like AWS S3 — you supply credentials and an endpoint, and you're ready to browse, transfer, and automate backups. For organizations with European data residency requirements, OVHcloud combined with RcloneView is a practical and auditable solution.
Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place
RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.
- One-click jobs: Copy · Sync · Compare
- Schedulers & history for reliable automation
- Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3, WebDAV, SFTP and more
Free core features. Plus automations available.
Retrieving Your OVHcloud S3 Credentials
OVHcloud provides S3-compatible access through its High Performance Object Storage offering. To get credentials, log in to the OVHcloud Control Panel, open your project, and navigate to Object Storage. Under S3 users, create a new user and download the Access Key and Secret Key. Note the endpoint for your region — for example, s3.rbx.io.cloud.ovh.net for Roubaix or s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net for Gravelines.
Keep the endpoint URL handy; it identifies the region your buckets live in and must match what you enter in RcloneView.
Connecting OVHcloud to RcloneView
Open RcloneView, go to Remote Manager, and click New Remote. Select S3 Compatible from the provider list and fill in the following fields:
- Access Key ID: the key from the OVHcloud S3 users page
- Secret Access Key: the corresponding secret
- Endpoint: your regional endpoint (e.g.,
s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net)
Save the remote and open it in the File Explorer. Your OVHcloud buckets appear at the root level. Navigate into any bucket to see its contents organized by prefix.
Syncing OVHcloud with Other Cloud Providers
Open a second panel in RcloneView pointing to any other remote — Google Drive, Backblaze B2, another S3-compatible provider, or a local folder. Drag and drop files between panels, or right-click to copy entire directories. For large bucket migrations, the Job system is more reliable: configure source and destination, set concurrency and bandwidth limits in step 2, and optionally enable checksum verification.
OVHcloud's S3 API supports multipart uploads for large objects, and RcloneView leverages this automatically when it detects files above a certain size threshold. This ensures large video files, database dumps, or archives transfer reliably without hitting single-request size limits.
Scheduling Regular Backups
With a PLUS license, you can schedule OVHcloud sync jobs to run automatically. Go to Jobs, configure the job, and in step 3 set a cron schedule — for example, 0 3 * * * to sync every night at 3 AM. This is particularly useful for backup pipelines where production data stored elsewhere needs a secondary copy in OVHcloud for European data residency compliance.
Job History records every execution: files transferred, data volume, transfer speed, and any errors. If a nightly job fails, the log entry shows exactly which files caused issues so you can investigate quickly.
Getting Started
- Download RcloneView from rcloneview.com.
- Create an S3 user in the OVHcloud Control Panel and note the Access Key, Secret Key, and regional endpoint.
- Open Remote Manager in RcloneView, click New Remote, select S3 Compatible, and enter your credentials.
- Browse your buckets and configure sync jobs to integrate OVHcloud into your broader cloud strategy.
OVHcloud's European infrastructure and RcloneView's flexible job system make a reliable combination for GDPR-aware multi-cloud workflows.
Related Guides:
- Manage Scaleway Object Storage — Cloud Sync with RcloneView
- Manage IDrive E2 Cloud Sync and Backup
- Automate Daily Cloud Backups with RcloneView
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