# Using different S3 compatible service

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-different-s3-compatible-service/22235
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [November 17, 2014, 1:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-different-s3-compatible-service/22235 "2014-11-17T13:09:00Z")
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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: [November 17, 2014, 8:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-different-s3-compatible-service/22235/3 "2014-11-17T20:10:06Z")

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> [@Extend S3 configuration for other s3 API compatible cloud storage solutions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extend-s3-configuration-for-other-s3-api-compatible-cloud-storage-solutions/20593):
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> It would be great to have an extra field host and set region optional to allow other S3 API compatible services to work with discourse for backup and files storage. Update:

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