Integrate Resilio Connect with Backblaze B2

Resilio operates over existing infrastructure and uses peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing protocols and wide-area network (WAN) acceleration to optimize file transfers. You can configure Resilio Connect with Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage.

Enable Backblaze B2

Create a Bucket

Create an Application Key

Configure Resilio Connect

1. Sign in to Resilio Connect.
2. In the upper-right corner of the page, click Settings and click Cloud Storage.
3. Click Add, select S3 compatible storage, and click Next.
4. Click the Configure Storage tab, and enter a storage profile name and an optional description.
5. Enter the S3 endpoint URL.
6. Enter your keyID as the access key ID.
7. Enter your applicationKey as the secret access key.
8. Click Test Connection to validate your settings.
9. Click Save.

Adjust Default Profile Settings

You must adjust some of the default profile settings to get the best performance when you transfer data to Backblaze B2.

1. In the Menu bar, click Profiles and select Default Agent Profile.
2. Click Edit, and click Import.
3. Paste the following text into the blank form:

   {
     "ignore_symlinks": true,
     "async_io": true,
     "torrent_min_piece_size": 8388608,
     "max_chunk_size": 0,
     "torrent_max_piece_size": "8388608",
     "peer_max_queue": "536870912"
   }

4. Click Validate and Save.
   If you encounter problems with pasting the settings into the file, save the above settings into a text file (b2-profile.txt) and use the Import from File option to import the file.
5. On the Default Agent Profile page, click Save.

Create a Backup Job

1. Click Jobs in the upper-right corner of the page.
2. Select the Configure Jobs tab.
   1. Click Create New Job.
   2. Select Distribution as the job type, and click Next.
   3. Enter a job description.
   4. Click Next.
3. Select the Source Agent tab.
   1. Select the agent from which to transfer files.
   2. Click Specify path.
   3. Enter the directory to back up.
   4. Click Next.
4. Select the Destination Agent tab.
   1. Click Management Console.
   2. Click the highlighted path.
   3. Change the path type to Cloud storage.
   4. Select B2 Cloud Storage from the Add storage menu.
   5. Delete the default path (which is the job description name), and click Browse.
      This lets you browse the list of buckets in your Backblaze B2 account, and select an existing bucket or create a new bucket.
      Your Target Path screen should look like the following example with your bucket name as the Path.
      
   6. Click Save.
   7. On the Destination Agent tab, click Next.
5. Select the Triggers tab.
   1. Review the script options.
   2. If applicable, configure triggers for your purposes.
   3. Click Next.
6. Select the Job Scheduler tab.
   1. Select to run this job manually or periodically.
   2. Review and select the best options for your goals.
   3. Click Next.
7. Select the Settings tab.
   1. Ensure that all of the options are default values unless you have a specific requirement.
   2. Click Next.
8. Select the Notifications tab.
   1. Add email notifications if you configured a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) server.
   2. Click Next.
9. Select the Review Summary tab.
   1. Review all of the backup job settings.
   2. Click Save.
10. Select the Configure Jobs tab.
    1. Click the job you just created.
    2. Click Start to begin the backup.