View source for Blob storage for Resco Cloud

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Database space can be expensive. In [[Resco Cloud]], you can use external storage for binary documents to save database space and money.

== Select fields ==

Using the [[Admin Console]], enable blob storage for fields that should be stored externally.
# Select '''Data > Entities''' from the menu.
# Click the entity that stores binary documents, for example, Note (annotation).
# Click the field that should be stored externally to display its details.
# Enable '''Blob storage'''.
# Save all changes.

Repeat the procedure for all fields that you want to store outside of the database.

== Set up the storage ==

Before you can use external storage, you have to connect your organization to it.
# Select '''Settings > Organization''' from the menu.
# Click '''Blob Storage'''.
# Select the '''Blob Storage Type''', for example, "Azure Storage" or "Amazon S3".
# Enter the connection details.
# Set the '''Minimal Blob Size'''. Smaller documents stay in the database, larger ones are stored externally.
# Save all changes.

== Migrate documents ==

When you set up the storage for the first time or when you modify the minimal blob size, you can migrate your existing documents to the correct storage.
# Select '''Settings > Organization''' from the menu.
# Click '''Blob Storage'''.
# Click '''Transfer Blobs'''. If blob storage is configured and the organization has enabled some fields for blob storage, the server schedules the job 'ExportLocalBlobsToBlobStorage' that transfers all blobs of configured size from the database to the configured blob storage.
# Click '''Processes Center > Logs''' to check the status of the job.


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