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S3 Browser
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A commercial (free for personal use) client for MS Windows which can
manage files stored in a variety of different object stores, including
Catalyst Cloud.

It is available from https://s3browser.com/ .

Please note, for commercial use of S3 Browser, you need to may an annual
license fee to the author.

Configuration steps
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Once you've downloaded and installed S3 Browser, to configure it for use
with Catalyst Cloud:

#. Accounts -> Add new account
#. Display Name: Set a suitable name (you can have multiple accounts)
#. Account type: select "S3 Compatible Storage"
#. REST Endpoint: select a "s3" URL from :ref:`apis`, if using single region
   replication, please select a URL that matches the region you're using.
#. Access Key & Secret Access Key: EC2 credentials (you may wish to create a
   dedicated user).
#. Select "advanced settings"
#. Signature version: select "Signature V4"
#. Select "Close"
#. Select "Add new account"

You should now be able to connect to the account and then browse, upload,
download etc. You may occasionally receive errors that some functionality
isn't supported.