Veeam and Backblaze B2 – Create the Backblaze B2 Bucket

Phase 1 – Create the Backblaze B2 Bucket

Ok, to get started we need to know that storage for a Backblaze B2 account is grouped into buckets. Each bucket is a container that holds files. We can think of buckets as the top-level folders in our B2 Cloud Storage account. There is no limit to the number of files in a bucket, but there is a limit of 100 buckets per account.

So I’m going to assume that you have already created a Backblaze account and are ready to start creating B2 buckets. In my case, I had already created an existing bucket for another test (which I have blurred out) but I will be creating a new bucket specifically for our Veeam backup files.

Let’s begin, first, we need to open up the Backblaze web portal and signing into our account.
Once signed in we need to create a bucket.

Create B2 Bucket

We need to give the bucket a name, remember it must be 6 characters in length or longer. I recommend giving it a name that is fit for purpose, I’ve called mine ‘bucket-veeam’.

Give the B2 Bucket a name

As you can see below, our new ‘bucket-veeam’ B2 bucket has been created.

Our next step is to record our ‘Account ID’ and generate the ‘Application Key’. Don’t forget your bucket name because you will need that for later. Click ‘Show Account ID & Application Key’.

We click ‘Create Application Key’ and straight away a string of text should appear, this is our ‘Application key’ which needs to be recorded somewhere safe for later. It’s very important we don’t lose our ‘Application Key’ because if we do, we will need to generate a new key which deactivates the old ‘Application Key’.