# Can't enable Uploads in Digital Ocean Spaces

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-enable-uploads-in-digital-ocean-spaces/119622
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 6, 2019, 1:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-enable-uploads-in-digital-ocean-spaces/119622 "2019-06-06T01:32:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![lucasbasquerotto](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lucasbasquerotto/32/133376_2.png) [@lucasbasquerotto](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lucasbasquerotto)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2019, 1:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-enable-uploads-in-digital-ocean-spaces/119622/1 "2019-06-06T01:32:24Z")

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I followed the tutorial about setting up Uploads in Digital Ocean Spaces :

> [@(Superseded) Set up backup and image uploads to DigitalOcean Spaces](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-backup-and-image-uploads-to-digitalocean-spaces/92502):
>
> This topic is superseded by [Configure an S3 compatible object storage provider for uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-object-storage-for-uploads-s3-clones/148916).

I did it in a new discourse instance in a $5 droplet.

Here is what my settings look like:

 ![spaces2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/d/7/d7db3ceb507e06767e7d7ada6515c615bbc220f0.png)

After enabling uploads in s3 (spaces), I went to my profile page and tried to upload a image, but received the error **Bucket already exists** :

 ![spaces](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/b/7/b7b5f9150663f0cdb2dc9d20aea17221f705f626.png)

**Additional info:**

**1)** `Discourse 2.3.0.beta10 - https://github.com/discourse/discourse version cbaa9c4fcaa09b6e36ec04e6d05cb6bcecac33d5`

**2)** The spaces in my Digital Ocean account have no buckets (from the topic I linked above, I assume that the buckets are created automatically).

**3)** I did a rebuild and still didn’t work (the rebuild worked, but the upload didn’t).

**4)** If I uncheck the option to enable s3 uploads the uploads work again (locally).

**5)** If I use environment variables in the `app.yml` file (tested in a brand new droplet, in the first launch), like `DISCOURSE_ENABLE_S3_UPLOADS`, `DISCOURSE_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID`, etc, I receive the error `Aws::S3::Errors::BucketAlreadyExists: Bucket already exists` (that I assume is the same).

> **Show details**
>
> ```plaintext
> INFO -- : > cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake db:migrate'
> rake aborted!
> Aws::S3::Errors::BucketAlreadyExists: Bucket already exists
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-core-3.48.6/lib/seahorse/client/plugins/raise_response_errors.rb:15:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-s3-1.36.1/lib/aws-sdk-s3/plugins/sse_cpk.rb:22:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-s3-1.36.1/lib/aws-sdk-s3/plugins/location_constraint.rb:16:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-s3-1.36.1/lib/aws-sdk-s3/plugins/dualstack.rb:26:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-core-3.48.6/lib/aws-sdk-core/plugins/jsonvalue_converter.rb:20:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-core-3.48.6/lib/aws-sdk-core/plugins/idempotency_token.rb:17:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-core-3.48.6/lib/aws-sdk-core/plugins/param_converter.rb:24:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-core-3.48.6/lib/aws-sdk-core/plugins/response_paging.rb:10:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-core-3.48.6/lib/seahorse/client/plugins/response_target.rb:23:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-core-3.48.6/lib/seahorse/client/request.rb:70:in `send_request'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-s3-1.36.1/lib/aws-sdk-s3/client.rb:802:in `create_bucket'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-s3-1.36.1/lib/aws-sdk-s3/bucket.rb:250:in `create'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/s3_helper.rb:256:in `s3_bucket'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/s3_helper.rb:34:in `upload'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/file_store/s3_store.rb:55:in `store_file'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/file_store/s3_store.rb:30:in `store_optimized_image'
> /var/www/discourse/app/models/optimized_image.rb:114:in `block (2 levels) in create_for'
> /var/www/discourse/app/models/optimized_image.rb:113:in `open'
> /var/www/discourse/app/models/optimized_image.rb:113:in `block in create_for'
> /var/www/discourse/app/models/optimized_image.rb:29:in `block (2 levels) in lock'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/distributed_mutex.rb:42:in `synchronize'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/distributed_mutex.rb:12:in `synchronize'
> /var/www/discourse/app/models/optimized_image.rb:28:in `block in lock'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/distributed_mutex.rb:42:in `synchronize'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/distributed_mutex.rb:12:in `synchronize'
> /var/www/discourse/app/models/optimized_image.rb:27:in `lock'
> /var/www/discourse/app/models/optimized_image.rb:64:in `create_for'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/site_icon_manager.rb:28:in `block in ensure_optimized!'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/site_icon_manager.rb:24:in `each'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/site_icon_manager.rb:24:in `ensure_optimized!'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/tasks/db.rake:43:in `block in <top (required)>'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rake-12.3.2/exe/rake:27:in `<top (required)>'
> /usr/local/bin/bundle:23:in `load'
> /usr/local/bin/bundle:23:in `<main>'
> Tasks: TOP => db:migrate
> 
> ```

**6)** Making a local backup work, but enabling s3 backup (to spaces) also gives an error.

> **shared/app/log/rails/unicorn.stdout.log**
>
> ```plaintext
> ...
> pg_dump: executing SEQUENCE SET onceoff_logs_id_seq
> pg_dump: executing SEQUENCE SET optimized_images_id_seq
> pg_dump: executing SEQUENCE SET permalinks_id_seq
> Unpausing sidekiq...
> Finalizing backup...
> Creating archive: discourse-2019-06-06-013103-v20190529002752.tar.gz
> Making sure archive does not already exist...
> Creating empty archive...
> Archiving data dump...
> Archiving uploads...
> Removing tmp '/var/www/discourse/tmp/backups/default/2019-06-06-013103' directory...
> Gzipping archive, this may take a while...
> Uploading archive...
> EXCEPTION: 
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-core-3.48.6/lib/seahorse/client/plugins/raise_response_errors.rb:15:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-s3-1.36.1/lib/aws-sdk-s3/plugins/sse_cpk.rb:22:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-s3-1.36.1/lib/aws-sdk-s3/plugins/dualstack.rb:26:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-s3-1.36.1/lib/aws-sdk-s3/plugins/accelerate.rb:35:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-core-3.48.6/lib/aws-sdk-core/plugins/jsonvalue_converter.rb:20:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-core-3.48.6/lib/aws-sdk-core/plugins/idempotency_token.rb:17:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-core-3.48.6/lib/aws-sdk-core/plugins/param_converter.rb:24:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-core-3.48.6/lib/aws-sdk-core/plugins/response_paging.rb:10:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-core-3.48.6/lib/seahorse/client/plugins/response_target.rb:23:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-core-3.48.6/lib/seahorse/client/request.rb:70:in `send_request'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-s3-1.36.1/lib/aws-sdk-s3/client.rb:5907:in `put_object'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-s3-1.36.1/lib/aws-sdk-s3/file_uploader.rb:42:in `block in put_object'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-s3-1.36.1/lib/aws-sdk-s3/file_uploader.rb:48:in `block in open_file'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-s3-1.36.1/lib/aws-sdk-s3/file_uploader.rb:48:in `open'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-s3-1.36.1/lib/aws-sdk-s3/file_uploader.rb:48:in `open_file'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-s3-1.36.1/lib/aws-sdk-s3/file_uploader.rb:41:in `put_object'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-s3-1.36.1/lib/aws-sdk-s3/file_uploader.rb:34:in `upload'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/aws-sdk-s3-1.36.1/lib/aws-sdk-s3/customizations/object.rb:308:in `upload_file'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/backup_restore/s3_backup_store.rb:44:in `upload_file'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/backup_restore/backuper.rb:268:in `upload_archive'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/backup_restore/backuper.rb:51:in `run'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/backup_restore/backup_restore.rb:169:in `block in start!'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/backup_restore/backup_restore.rb:166:in `fork'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/backup_restore/backup_restore.rb:166:in `start!'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/backup_restore/backup_restore.rb:20:in `backup!'
> /var/www/discourse/app/controllers/admin/backups_controller.rb:40:in `create'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_controller/metal/basic_implicit_render.rb:6:in `send_action'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:194:in `process_action'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:30:in `process_action'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:42:in `block in process_action'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activesupport-5.2.3/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:132:in `run_callbacks'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:41:in `process_action'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:22:in `process_action'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:34:in `block in process_action'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activesupport-5.2.3/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:168:in `block in instrument'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activesupport-5.2.3/lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:23:in `instrument'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activesupport-5.2.3/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:168:in `instrument'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:32:in `process_action'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_controller/metal/params_wrapper.rb:256:in `process_action'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activerecord-5.2.3/lib/active_record/railties/controller_runtime.rb:24:in `process_action'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:134:in `process'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionview-5.2.3/lib/action_view/rendering.rb:32:in `process'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-mini-profiler-1.0.2/lib/mini_profiler/profiling_methods.rb:104:in `block in profile_method'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_controller/metal.rb:191:in `dispatch'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_controller/metal.rb:252:in `dispatch'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:52:in `dispatch'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:34:in `serve'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb:18:in `block in <class:Constraints>'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb:48:in `serve'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:52:in `block in serve'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:35:in `each'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:35:in `serve'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:840:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-protection-2.0.5/lib/rack/protection/frame_options.rb:31:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/middleware/omniauth_bypass_middleware.rb:32:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.0.7/lib/rack/tempfile_reaper.rb:15:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.0.7/lib/rack/conditional_get.rb:38:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.0.7/lib/rack/head.rb:12:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/content_security_policy/middleware.rb:12:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/middleware/anonymous_cache.rb:220:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.0.7/lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:232:in `context'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.0.7/lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:226:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb:670:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:28:in `block in call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activesupport-5.2.3/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:98:in `run_callbacks'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:26:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/debug_exceptions.rb:61:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/show_exceptions.rb:33:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/logster-2.3.0/lib/logster/middleware/reporter.rb:30:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-5.2.3/lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:38:in `call_app'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-5.2.3/lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:28:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/config/initializers/100-quiet_logger.rb:18:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/config/initializers/100-silence_logger.rb:31:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:81:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/request_id.rb:27:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/middleware/enforce_hostname.rb:17:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.0.7/lib/rack/method_override.rb:22:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-5.2.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/executor.rb:14:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.0.7/lib/rack/sendfile.rb:111:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-mini-profiler-1.0.2/lib/mini_profiler/profiler.rb:281:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/message_bus-2.2.0/lib/message_bus/rack/middleware.rb:57:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/middleware/request_tracker.rb:163:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-5.2.3/lib/rails/engine.rb:524:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-5.2.3/lib/rails/railtie.rb:190:in `public_send'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-5.2.3/lib/rails/railtie.rb:190:in `method_missing'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.0.7/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:68:in `block in call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.0.7/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:53:in `each'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.0.7/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:53:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/unicorn-5.5.1/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:605:in `process_client'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/unicorn-5.5.1/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:700:in `worker_loop'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/unicorn-5.5.1/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:548:in `spawn_missing_workers'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/unicorn-5.5.1/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:144:in `start'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/unicorn-5.5.1/bin/unicorn:128:in `<top (required)>'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/bin/unicorn:23:in `load'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/bin/unicorn:23:in `<main>'
> Deleting old backups...
> Cleaning stuff up...
> Removing archive from local storage...
> Removing '.tar' leftovers...
> Marking backup as finished...
> Refreshing disk stats...
> Notifying 'lucasbasquerotto' of the end of the backup...
> Finished!
> [FAILED]
> 
> ```

**Is there someone that knows what is causing it and what I can do to make it work?**

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2019, 5:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-enable-uploads-in-digital-ocean-spaces/119622/3 "2019-06-06T05:51:40Z")

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Can we repro this @tshenry

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### Author: ![tshenry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tshenry/32/119495_2.png) [@tshenry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tshenry)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2019, 11:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-enable-uploads-in-digital-ocean-spaces/119622/5 "2019-06-06T11:33:15Z")

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I ran this by @rishabh and he spotted the issue right away (thanks Rishabh ❤!).

The name you enter for the `s3_upload_bucket` setting must be globally unique. In your case “uploads” has already been taken by another Digital Ocean customer. To test if a name is available, you can go to [DigitalOcean](https://cloud.digitalocean.com/spaces/new) and enter the name into the field at the bottom of the page:

 ![05%20AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/d/7dfda5251e09c86389ddedae4bcf40fbfc31f393.png)

I’ll update the guide with a note about the name needing to be unique.

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### Author: ![lucasbasquerotto](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lucasbasquerotto/32/133376_2.png) [@lucasbasquerotto](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lucasbasquerotto)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-enable-uploads-in-digital-ocean-spaces/119622/6 "2019-06-06T12:11:57Z")

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> [@tshenry](#):
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> The name you enter for the `s3_upload_bucket` setting must be globally unique

I thought that was based on the buckets of the account, but that makes sense, because the bucket identifier is accessed without the account user/organization name.

That said, the error `Bucket already exists` was misleading (at least for me). I thought it (the code) was saying that the bucket existed under my account, because it tries to create it with my credentials (if the error was `Bucket name already exists under another account` or something along those lines I would have solved it immediatelly; in any case, I don’t think the error message was generated by discourse itself).

Anyway, thanks for the explanation!

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#### Post date: [July 6, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-enable-uploads-in-digital-ocean-spaces/119622/7 "2019-07-06T12:11:58Z")

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