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Connecting SimDrive to

Scaleway

Object storage in European datacentres, with a free allowance.

About 15 minutesA free allowance of storage and transfer each month, then per-GB pricing. Identity and a payment method are verified at sign-up.
1

Create the account

  1. Register at console.scaleway.com. Scaleway verifies the email, a phone number and a payment method before resources can be created.
2

Create a bucket

  1. Open Object Storage in the left menu and click Create bucket.
  2. Choose a region — fr-par, nl-ams or pl-waw — and remember it.
  3. Name the bucket, leave it Private, and create it.
3

Create an API key

Scaleway keys belong to an IAM application or user and are scoped to a project.

  1. Open your organisation menu (top right) → IAM → API keys, then Generate an API key.
  2. Choose the bearer — yourself, or better, an IAM application made for this machine with a policy granting ObjectStorageFullAccess on the project.
  3. Pick the preferred project for Object Storage: the one holding the bucket.
  4. Copy the Access key and the Secret key. The secret is shown once.
4

Enter it in SimDrive

  1. Settings → Storage → Connect storage → Scaleway.
  2. Region: fr-par, nl-ams or pl-waw — the one the bucket is in.
  3. Access key and Secret key: the pair you copied.
  4. Click Connect, then Choose folders to back up.

What to enter in SimDrive

Regionfr-par, nl-ams or pl-waw
Access keyFrom IAM → API keys → Generate an API key
Secret keyShown once, at creation
BucketChosen from the list, or typed

In SimDrive: Settings → Storage → Connect storage → Scaleway, or the Scaleway tile on the Get started screen of a new install. Keys and sign-ins are stored on your machine only and never reach us.

If it goes wrong

Access denied, or the bucket is not found
The key's preferred project is not the bucket's project, or the region differs. Check both in the console and use Edit keys in SimDrive.

These steps were last walked through in the Scaleway console on 2026-09-12. Consoles move their menus; if a name above has changed, the thing to look for is the same. Tell us at support@simsondesk.com and we will update the page.

Other providers

Not installed yet?

SimDrive is free, for Windows, Linux and macOS. Install it, connect your storage with the steps above, and choose the folders to back up.