Akamai Cloud
Make Akamai Cloud easier to use.
A modern workspace for the Akamai storage you already have. Files go straight between you and Akamai, never through embers.
- View and manage files
- Share securely
- Cross-cloud transfers
- Phone photo backup
- Versions and restore
- Browser-side encryption
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Amazon S3
Cloudflare R2
DigitalOcean Spaces
Backblaze B2What you can do with Akamai in embers
The console is built for configuring storage. embers is built for using it, every day, without the command line.
Browse, preview and search
Folders, thumbnails, PDFs, video and audio in the browser. Search a whole bucket by name, or inside text and PDF files.
Share files and whole folders
Expiring links, folder galleries with a zip download, and links with a password or a download limit.
Collect files from anyone
Upload links let a client or relative send files straight into your bucket, no account needed.
Back up your phone
iPhone and Android photos and videos go straight to Akamai, sorted by month, already-saved photos skipped.
Encrypt in your browser
Optional end-to-end encryption with your passphrase (AES-256-GCM). Only ciphertext reaches your bucket.
Trash, versions and restore
Uses Akamai’s own versions where versioning is on; embers keeps copies elsewhere. Put a folder back as it was at any point in time.
Copy and move between clouds
Drag files between Akamai and any other provider, or move a whole bucket, with every file checked.
Cost reports and health checks
See what each folder costs, find waste like old versions and unfinished uploads, and get budget alerts.
Teams and roles
Seats for your team, roles that limit who can delete, and an audit log of who did what.
Your phone’s photos, in your own Akamai bucket.
Set up a phone with a QR code from your computer. Photos and videos go straight from the phone to Akamai Cloud: not to embers, and not to anyone else’s cloud.
- Sorted into year and month folders by the date each photo was taken
- Already-backed-up photos are skipped, so you can just select everything recent
- Family mode: each phone backs up to its own folder, and you browse everyone’s photos together
- Encrypted on the phone if the bucket uses end-to-end encryption
- Browse every photo by month on your computer or phone, with fast previews
How embers works with Akamai
Every provider is a little different. Here’s exactly what to expect with Akamai.
Buckets with versioning turned on use Akamai’s own versions. Others use copies embers keeps in a hidden folder in the bucket.
Signed links that last up to 7 days. For links you can revoke early, use embers’ protected links, with a password or a download limit.
Akamai doesn’t offer Object Lock to embers, so write-once retention isn’t available here.
- Works with Linode Object Storage accounts, now part of Akamai Cloud.
- A key limited to certain buckets works: type their names when connecting.
Connect Akamai to embers
embers uses an Object Storage access key from Cloud Manager.
- In Akamai Cloud Manager (formerly Linode), open Object Storage → Access Keys and choose Create Access Key.
- Copy the Access Key and Secret Key; the secret is shown only once.
- In embers, open the Akamai tab, click Connect account, paste both and pick your region.
Tick Save to my embers account to stay connected on every device; saved keys are sealed with AES-256-GCM. To stop access, disconnect in embers and delete the key in Akamai.
One flat price for Akamai. No per-GB fees.
Your files never flow through embers, so there’s no bandwidth for us to meter. You pay Akamai for storage at their normal rates, and embers a flat subscription.
- $10.37 / month for each additional provider
- Or $129.70 / year (two months free)
- Unlimited buckets and accounts, every feature included
Comparing providers? See what your storage would cost on Akamai and the other 14 with the storage cost calculator.
embers and Akamai, answered
Do my files pass through embers?
No. Uploads, downloads, previews and share links go straight between your browser (or phone) and Akamai Cloud. embers signs the requests with your key and never stores your files.
What does embers need from Akamai?
An Object Storage access key from Cloud Manager. Give the key only the access you want embers to have. If you save it to your embers account, it’s sealed with AES-256-GCM.
Does Akamai charge me anything extra?
embers adds nothing to your Akamai Cloud bill: no markup and no per-GB fees from us. Your storage and transfer are billed by Akamai at their normal rates.
Can I use Akamai with other providers?
Yes. Connect any of the 15 providers embers supports, each on its own tab, and copy files or move whole buckets between them.
Hetzner Object Storage
Wasabi
bunny.net
Google Cloud Storage
IDrive e2
Vultr Object Storage
OVHcloud Object Storage
Oracle Cloud (OCI)
Filebase
Storj