---
title: "Veeam Backup"
description: "Set up Veeam to use Exoscale SOS (S3-compatible) for long-term backup storage by creating a scale-out repository with a zone endpoint, bucket, and IAM keys."
url: https://community.exoscale.com/product/storage/object-storage/recipes/veeam/
product: "Object Storage"
section: product
last_updated: 2026-06-18
---
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# Veeam Backup

This guide is provided for informational purposes. Because it involves third party tooling we cannot guarantee things still work exactly as described here.

Veeam is predominantly used in the enterprise segment as a backup software.
Amazon S3-compatible object storages are often used for long term storage for
backups. Exoscale offers an S3-compatible object storage that works with Veeam.
This guide shows how to set up Veeam for backups.

## Prerequisites

Before you start this guide, you will need to:

- Create a SOS Bucket, either via the [Portal](https://portal.exoscale.com/) or
the [CLI](https://community.exoscale.com/tools/command-line-interface/index.md).
See the [Simple Object Storage documentation](https://community.exoscale.com/product/storage/object-storage/quick-start/index.md)
for more information.

- Create an IAM key, also via the Portal or the CLI. See the
[IAM documentation](https://community.exoscale.com/product/security/iam/quick-start/index.md)
for more information.

## Create a Scale-Out Repository

If you have already set up your Veeam backups, click **Scale Out Repositories** on the right side of the top menu, then **Add Scale-out Backup Repository**.

For a service endpoint, enter `https://sos-ZONE.exo.io`. Make sure to substitute `ZONE` with the relevant zone.

> [!NOTE]
    You can find all Exoscale zones on
    [our website](https://www.exoscale.com/datacenters/) or with the CLI command: `exo zones list`.

![](veeam-step1.png "Select this, if Veeam backups were already set up")

![](veeam-step2.png "Wizard: Enter a repository name and click next")

![](veeam-step3.png "Wizard: Performance Tier, click on next")

![](veeam-step4.png "Placement Policy: Select Data locality")

![](veeam-step5.png "Capacity Tier: Click on Add to add a new Object Storage")

![](veeam-step6.png "Add: Select S3 compatible")

![](veeam-step7.png "Object Storage: Choose a name")

![](veeam-step8.png "Add an Service Endpoint")

![](veeam-step9.png "IAM: Insert your Access Key and Secret. Click OK then")

![](veeam-step10.png "Account Overview: Check the inserted data and continue")

![](veeam-step11.png "Select the previously created bucket")

![](veeam-step12.png "Select the specific target")

![](veeam-step13.png "New Object Storage: Summary")

![](veeam-step14.png "Please select after how many days the backups should be moved to the object storage")

![](veeam-step15.png "Done!")