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title: Create a Cloud Storage Sync Job
slug: litmusedge-v1/product-features/system/external-storage/cloud-storage-sync/create-a-cloud-storage-sync-job
description: Learn how to create a Cloud Storage Sync job. 
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createdAt: 2023-12-14T18:58:18.678Z
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**Note**: Cloud Storage Sync is available for Litmus Edge version 3.11.0 and later. Enable the feature from **System **> **Support **> **Features**. 
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You can create Cloud Storage sync jobs by navigating to **System **> **External Storage** > **Cloud Sync**. 

# Before You Begin

Before you can start leveraging Cloud Storage Sync, you will need to do the following:

- Enable Cloud Storage Sync feature
- Set up source directory. 

See [Cloud Storage Sync](docId\:QRkh9E2HnyzNw-mDyEblO) to learn more.  

# Create Cloud Storage Sync Job

:::hint{type="info"}
**Note**: You can schedule the sync job to run at periodic intervals. Any file in the local directory that is newly added or modified between the intervals will be transferred to the cloud at the next interval. Any file that was not transferred successfully at the last interval will be transferred again at the next interval.
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**To create a cloud storage sync job:**

1. Navigate to **System **> **External Storage** and click the **Cloud Sync** tab. 
2. Click **Add sync job**. 
   The *Edit Cloud Sync Job* dialog box displays. 

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3. Enter a name for the job. 
4. Select a provider for the job:** AWS S3** or **Azure Blob Storage**. 

Configure the parameters for the provider. 

## AWS S3

- **Region**: Enter the region name. See [Amazon Simple Storage Service endpoints and quotas](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/s3.html) to learn more. 
- **Access key ID**: Enter the appropriate access key ID. See [AWS security credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/security-creds.html) to learn more. 
- **Secret access key**: Enter the appropriate secret access key. See [AWS security credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/security-creds.html) to learn more. 
- **Source**: Enter the file path to the local directory. For example: `/var/lib/customer/ftp-data/s3-sync`. Make sure you have started the Litmus Edge FTP server and created the necessary folders for the file path. See [Set Up Source Directory](docId\:QRkh9E2HnyzNw-mDyEblO) to learn more. 
- **Destination**: Enter the remote S3 bucket name. 
- **Transfer mode**: Select a transfer mode: **Copy **or **Move**. 
- **Run every**: Configure the time interval for the sync job in minutes or hours. 

## Azure Blob Storage

- **Storage Account Key**: Enter the access key. See the following resources to learn more. 
  - [Security recommendations](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/security-recommendations)
  - [About Azure Key Vault ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/key-vault/general/overview)
- **Storage Account Name**: Enter the storage account name. 
- **Source**: Enter the file path to the local directory. For example: `/var/lib/customer/ftp-data/s3-sync`. Make sure you have started the Litmus Edge FTP server and created the necessary folders for the file path. See [Set Up Source Directory](docId\:QRkh9E2HnyzNw-mDyEblO) to learn more. 
- **Destination**: Enter the Azure Blob Storage container name. 
- **Transfer mode**: Select a transfer mode: **Copy **or **Move**. 
- **Run every**: Configure the time interval for the sync job in minutes or hours. 

When done configuring the provider, click **Save**. 

Once the job is created, you can enable or disable it. To manage the job, you must disable the job first. 

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/GlM6XEZ3VhhF5qpfaNcbu_image.png "Enable/Disable status for sync jobs")