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How to configure snapshot storage

This guide shows you how to enable the optional offload of audit snapshots from a Site to an S3-compatible bucket. Audit snapshots are the JSON files AlloyScan produces after each audit; offloading copies them to your bucket while local copies remain in place.

Prerequisites

  • You sign in as an Administrator of the target Site.
  • You have an S3-compatible bucket created and reachable from the AlloyScan instance.
  • You have an access key and secret access key with write permission to the bucket.
  • You know the Endpoint URL for the storage provider (the default endpoint for AWS S3 is https://s3.amazonaws.com).
  • The bucket name follows S3 bucket-name conventions: lowercase, no periods, no underscores.

Steps

  1. Sign in to the target Site.
  2. Open Admin Center > Site Settings > Settings > Snapshot storage.
  3. Enter the Access Key.
  4. Enter the Secret access key (the field is masked).
  5. Enter the Endpoint URL.
  6. Enter the Bucket name.
  7. Set the Enabled toggle to ON.
  8. Save the configuration.

Warning: Audit snapshots may include sensitive data. Use credentials with the minimum required permissions on the bucket.

Note: Offload is additive. Snapshots continue to be retained locally; turning the toggle ON does not move existing snapshots, it only causes future snapshots to be uploaded after each audit.

Verify

  • Trigger an ad-hoc audit on a small set of devices from Inventory.
  • After the audit completes, check the bucket and confirm a new JSON object appears for the audit.
  • If a snapshot does not appear, see Troubleshooting.