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# Getting Started with Stook
Create and manage Stook Object Storage buckets, credentials, and FTP accounts to securely store and transfer your data.
Create a Stook Bucket and configure the credentials or FTP accounts required to access and manage your stored data.
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This page covers the initial Stook Object Storage setup. For access, traffic, capacity, and data protection controls applied to an individual bucket, see [Bucket Configuration](/products/object-storage-stook/bucket-configuration.md).
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## Manage Stook Buckets
## Create a Stook Bucket
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### **Open Stook Buckets**
In the [Medianova Control Panel](https://cloud.medianova.com), select **Stook Object Storage → Buckets**.
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### **Create a Stook Bucket**
Create a Stook Bucket
Select **Create Bucket**.
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### **Configure the Stook Bucket**
In the **Create Bucket** window:
* Enter a descriptive **Name** for the Stook Bucket.
* Optionally, add a **Tag Key** and **Tag Label** for organization.
* Select the required **Location**.
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### **Create the Stook Bucket**
Select **Submit**.
The new Stook Bucket appears in the bucket list.
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## Configure a Stook Bucket
After creating a Stook Bucket, use **Bucket configuration** to manage bucket-level settings, including:
* Public Access Block
* CORS Headers
* Rate Limit
* Quota
* Server-Side Encryption
* Versioning
* MFA Delete
* Object Lock
* Event Notifications
See Bucket Configuration for configuration details and feature dependencies.
## Delete a Stook Bucket
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### **Select the Stook Bucket**
Stook Bucket list
On the **Stook Buckets** page, select the **Actions** icon next to the Stook Bucket, then select **Delete**.
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### **Confirm the deletion**
Select **Yes** in the confirmation dialog.
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A Stook Bucket connected to a CDN Resource cannot be deleted. Remove the bucket from the CDN Resource before deleting it.
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## Manage Stook Credentials
Credentials provide the access key and secret key required by S3-compatible clients and applications. Permissions can be scoped to a Stook Bucket, path, and specific S3 actions.
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For detailed access key management and authenticator configuration, see [Manage Access Keys](/products/object-storage-stook/manage-access-keys.md).
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## Create Stook Credentials
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### **Open Stook Credentials**
Select **Stook Object Storage → Credentials**.
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### **Create credentials**
On the **Stook Credentials** page, select **Create Credential**.
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### **Configure credential scope**
Enter a **Credential Name**, select the target Stook Bucket, and optionally configure a **Path** scope.
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### **Configure permissions**
Use **Filter Actions** to search for actions or **Expand All** and **Collapse All** to browse permission groups.
Select **All S3 Actions** or select the required actions from the available permission categories.
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### **Create the credentials**
Select **Submit**.
The new credentials appear in the credential list.
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## View Stook Credentials
The credential details include:
* **Access Key**
* **Secret Key**
* **Endpoint**
To view the **Secret Key**, re-enter your Medianova Control Panel password.
Stook credential details
## Delete Stook Credentials
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**Select the credentials**
On the **Stook Credentials** page, select the **Actions** icon for the credentials, then select **Delete**.
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**Confirm the deletion**
Select **Yes**.
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## Manage FTP Accounts
FTP accounts provide file transfer access to Stook Object Storage.
## Create an FTP Account
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**Open FTP Accounts**
Select **Stook Object Storage → FTP Accounts**.
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### **Create an FTP account**
On the **FTP Accounts** page, select **Create FTP Account**.
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### **Configure the FTP account**
Enter the required account settings, then select **Submit**.
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### **Verify the FTP account**
The new FTP account appears in the account list.
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## Edit an FTP Account
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### **Open the FTP account**
Select the **Actions** icon next to the FTP account, then select **Edit**.
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### **Update the FTP account**
Modify the required fields and save the changes.
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## Delete an FTP Account
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### **Select the FTP account**
Stook FTP account list
Select the **Actions** icon next to the FTP account, then select **Delete**.
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### **Confirm the deletion**
Select **Yes**.
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## Next Steps
After completing the initial Stook setup:
* Configure access, traffic, capacity, and data protection settings under [Bucket Configuration](/products/object-storage-stook/bucket-configuration.md).
* Configure credentials and authenticators under [Manage Access Keys](/products/object-storage-stook/manage-access-keys.md).
* Connect a public [Stook Bucket to a CDN Resource](/products/object-storage-stook/connect-stook-bucket-to-cdn.md) when objects need to be delivered through Medianova CDN.
* Use the [Integration & Usage Guides](/products/object-storage-stook/integration-and-usage-guides.md) to connect supported S3-compatible tools and SDKs.
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