doc update for S3

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Joey Hess 2011-03-29 15:12:07 -04:00
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@ -2,19 +2,27 @@ git-annex extends git's usual remotes with some [[special_remotes]], that
are not git repositories. This way you can set up a remote using say,
Amazon S3, and use git-annex to transfer files into the cloud.
First, export your S3 credentials:
export ANNEX_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID="08TJMT99S3511WOZEP91"
export ANNEX_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="s3kr1t"
Next, create the remote.
git annex initremote mys3 type=S3 encryption=none
initremote (creating bucket mys3-291d2fdc-5990-11e0-909a-002170d25c55...) ok
**Note that encrypted buckets are not (yet) supported. Data sent to S3
is without encryption susceptible to snooping.**
First, export your S3 credentials:
# export ANNEX_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID="08TJMT99S3511WOZEP91"
# export ANNEX_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="s3kr1t"
Next, create the S3 remote.
# git annex initremote mys3 type=S3 encryption=none
initremote (creating bucket mys3-291d2fdc-5990-11e0-909a-002170d25c55...) ok
The configuration for the S3 remote is stored in git. So to make a different
repository use the same S3 remote is easy:
# cd /media/usb/annex
# git pull laptop master
# git annex initremote mys3
initremote ok
Now the remote can be used like any other remote.
# git annex copy my_cool_big_file --to mys3