DigitalOcean Spaces

DigitalOcean Spaces Object Storage — S3-compatible, with the region encoded in the endpoint hostname.

At a Glance


Region	Not needed (embedded in endpoint)
Endpoint URL	Required — e.g., `nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com`
Credentials	Access key — `access_key_id`, `secret_access_key`
Task defaults	`s3_no_check_bucket: true`, `fast_list: true`

Create a secret with the DigitalOcean Spaces provider type. The auth method is digitalocean_spaces_access_key, which requires:

Field	Description
`access_key_id`	Spaces access key ID
`secret_access_key`	Spaces secret access key

Generate Spaces access keys from the DigitalOcean control panel under API → Spaces Keys.

Field	Value
region	Leave blank — the endpoint hostname carries the region
endpoint_url	Required — `<region>.digitaloceanspaces.com`

The endpoint URL includes the region (e.g., nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com, sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com). Example:

Spaces remotes appear in rclone.conf as type = s3 with provider = DigitalOcean. See the rclone import guide.