
You can do the reverse to backup whatever folder you like from your pod to Backblaze!Ģ) Download sync your B2 bucket folder to your podĤ) Afterwards, upload sync your pod folder to your B2 bucketĥ) Feel free to exit, then terminate your pod! In this example, I just copied a 1.5MB notebook file from my bucket to the pod. If you need to debug your transfer, you can click on the "Debug" button on the right to get some logs to help you figure out what is going on. Once you're satisfied with your settings, you can click the Copy button and it'll start the transfer. For example, you could choose runpod-cloud-sync/myFolder if you have a folder in your B2 bucket named myFolder, or /workspace/myStuff if you have a folder named myStuff in your pod. You can target specific folders in your pod as well as in your bucket by altering the paths. Put in the keyID and applicationKey that you copied in the previous step as well as the bucket name that you chose in step 1. In this case, I will be downloading from my bucket, but you can upload from your pod as well. Choose the Backblaze B2 option for this tutorial. You will then be presented with several integration options. Here, you will want to click on the running Pod that you want to sync, and then choose the "Cloud Sync" button. Next, you'll need to go to your "My Pods" dashboard in RunPod. Copy these down, as you'll need them in the next step. You'll then be given a key ID and an application key. Give it a name and select the 'Read/Write' capability. To do this, go to the 'Account' tab and click on 'App Keys'. This will be used by RunPod to authenticate with Backblaze B2. Once your bucket has been created, you'll need to generate an account key.

Click on 'Create a Bucket', give it a name, and select the location for your data. You can do this by logging into your Backblze account and going to the 'Buckets' tab.

In this blog post, I'll go through the simple steps to achieve a cloud backup using the Backblaze B2 cloud storage service, as it is very affordable and easy to use.įirst, you'll need to create a bucket in Backblaze B2.

RunPod Cloud Sync offers several integrations with cloud storage providers like AWS S3, Google Cloud Buckets, and Azure Blob Storage.

While RunPod offers persistent volume storage for your pods, we understand that many users would like to have a cloud backup in order to avoid idle storage charges or to be able to move their work to a new pod if the need arises.
