# Hetzner Storage Box

How to connect Hetzner Storage Box via SFTP to SimpleBackups and use it for backup storage and cloud replication.

To connect Hetzner Storage Box to SimpleBackups, all we need is the host, username, and password.

You can use your storage box for cloud replication, sync, migration, and of course for backup storage.

### Step 1: Grab Hetzner Storage Box Credentials

In this step, we will need to grab the username, host, and password.

![Hetzner Storage Box screenshot 1](https://simplebackups.com/docs/docs-assets/media-helpkit-co/b860ff7abfdbc6088beb.png)

**Info:**
Ensure that you enable **_External reachability_**.

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Ensure that you enable **_SSH support_**. This will allow SimpleBackups to help you restore your backups.

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### Step 2: Create a SimpleBackups Storage

1. Select the provider
2. Enter the host, user, and password obtained in Step 1
3. Validate connection
4. Set a friendly name for your storage then **_Save Storage_**

![Hetzner Storage Box screenshot 2](https://simplebackups.com/docs/docs-assets/www-notion-so/adde75a1feb37d214e5a.png)

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You are now ready to store backups, migrate/sync/replicate other cloud storage to this SFTP storage!

## Using a subuser on Hetzner Storage Box

### Hetzner Storage Endpoint

**Warning:**
When using a subuser account `u111111-sub1` for example, make sure you use the user’s endpoint, `u111111-sub1.your-storagebox.de` and not the root one `u111111.your-storagebox.de`

### Hetzner Storage Path

**Warning:**
When entering a path on your storage, ensure that the directory exists first and enter the relative path.

Let’s say your user `u111111` has access to the directory `subuser1111/`. Assuming you want to store your backups under let’s say `subuser1111/backups/`

1. Create the directory `backups` under `subuser111/` or ensure that it exists
2. Enter your path as `backups` on SimpleBackups (do not enter your subusers’ home folder, in this case `subuser1111`)