Configure Rackspace Cloud Files with Cyberduck

You can use Cyberduck® to manage your Rackspace Cloud Files storage account
and to configure the Akamai® content delivery network (CDN). This article
shows you how to configure the Cyberduck File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client to
manage Cloud Files.

Initial Cyberduck configuration

Perform the following steps to start the Cyberduck configuration:

  1. Download the Cyberduck FTP client from the
    Cyberduck website
    .

  2. Install the FTP client on your system.

  3. Log in to the Rackspace Cloud Control Panel
    to retrieve your API key.

  4. Follow the instructions in
    View and reset your API key to find your
    API key.

  5. Open the Cyberduck FTP client.

Complete Cyberduck configuration (US customers)

US customers should perform the following steps to finish the Cyberduck
configuration:

  1. If you do not have a preconfigured bookmark for the Rackspace Cloud, start a
    new connection by clicking on the Open Connection icon and selecting
    Rackspace Cloud Files from the drop-down list of protocols.

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  2. Enter your Rackspace Cloud username and paste the API key into the Password
    field.

  3. When the connection is complete, click Login.

Complete Cyberduck configuration (UK customers)

UK customers should perform the following steps to finish the Cyberduck
configuration:

  1. Click the plus symbol (+) in the lower-left corner to add a bookmark.

  2. In the pop-up dialog box, perform the following steps:

    A. Select Swift (OpenStack Object Storage) from the drop-down menu.

    B. In the Server field, enter identity.api.rackspacecloud.com.

    C. In the Username field, enter your Rackspace Cloud username.

  3. Close the dialog box, and then double-click on the bookmark.

  4. In the pop-up dialog box, enter your Cloud username and paste the API key
    into the Password field.

  5. When the connection is complete, click Login.

After you are logged in to Cyberduck

After you are logged in, you can view, share, and add Cloud Files content through
the Cyberduck interface.

Before uploading any files or folders, ensure that your account contains at least
one folder (container) in the region where you plan to store your files. You can
create a folder by using the New Folder command from the File menu. Without
an existing folder as a guide, Cyberduck chooses a default region on its own
when performing bulk uploads.