Marquis Broadcast Project Parking and Workspace Tools with Backblaze B2

Introduction

This guide will help you understand how the Marquis Broadcast platform integrates with B2 Cloud storage. This guide assumes that you already have a Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage account created with a Bucket and Credentials created. It also assumes that you have Marquis Broadcast software, Project Parking, or Workspace Tools and want to integrate with your B2 account. 

If you have not, Here are some links to get you started.

Backblaze B2 Quickstart Guide

Creating a B2 Bucket using the Web UI

Creating and Managing Application Keys

To add your Backblaze B2 bucket to your Marquis Broadcast software do the following:

1. Open the software (Project Parking or Workspace Tools) and go to the Archive & Restore Tab, and Select, Configuration Down at the Bottom Right of the screen.

2. In the configuration menu, choose Archive Locations, and select Add Location.

3. Choose the storage type as: S3 Compatible

4. Fill in your credentials from your Backblaze B2 Account
   • Give the Connection a Name
   • Enter the Service URL. The Endpoint URL of your Backblaze Bucket goes here. Be sure to add the https:// in front of the address.
   • Ignore the Region setting
   • Enter credentials
     • Access ID = Backblaze KeyID
     • Secret Key = ApplicationKEY
   • Once credentials are entered, hit the Refresh button and browse for your bucket.

5. Now that you have entered the credentials, click OK. Then Save.

    6. Now that you have added Backblaze B2 as your Archive Location. You can now send your data to          Backblaze B2 bucket.