# Synology C2

Steps to connect your Synology C2 storage to SimpleBackups

## How to Connect your Synology bucket to SimpleBackups

### 1. Create your Synology C2 Bucket

- [Log into your Synology account](https://login.c2.synology.com/)
- Go to the [](https://secure.backblaze.com/b2_buckets.htm) Bucket page, create a new Bucket if you don’t have one.

![Synology C2 screenshot 1](https://simplebackups.com/docs/docs-assets/media-helpkit-co/eed3125d9eaa7df49d0c.png)

- Fill in your Bucket name and create the Bucket, and check the **Create an access key for this bucket** checkbox. Give your access key a description, (e.g. SimpleBackups Access)

![Synology C2 screenshot 2](https://simplebackups.com/docs/docs-assets/media-helpkit-co/09068f1e1c3ad0ade588.png)

Good job! Your bucket is created.

_Don't leave the_ Synology C2 _interface yet, we'll now have to copy the_ **_Credentials_**_, make sure to store them somewhere safe._

![Synology C2 screenshot 3](https://simplebackups.com/docs/docs-assets/media-helpkit-co/1461d5098f098b6c498a.png)

After the bucket has been created, not the endpoint lowest subdomain, in this case it was the `eu-003` region.

![Synology C2 screenshot 4](https://simplebackups.com/docs/docs-assets/media-helpkit-co/42e4985ea454f9ad6f84.png)

### 2. Connect your Bucket to SimpleBackups

So far we have created a Bucket and have created the required credentials to get access to this it. The only remaining step is connecting this new storage to SimpleBackups.

- Log into SimpleBackups and head to the [connect your storage](https://my.simplebackups.com/storage/create) page
- Select **"**Synology**"** as storage provider and fill in the "Connect your storage" form with the information from step 1 and 2.

![Synology C2 screenshot 5](https://simplebackups.com/docs/docs-assets/media-helpkit-co/1796156438dce2f76433.png)

You'll have to input :

- **Key**: KeyID described in (step 1)
- **Secret**: applicationKey described in (step 1)
- **Region**: Bucket region described in (step 1)
- **Bucket**: Bucket name described in (step 1)
- Give your storage a **name** (usually we like to use the Bucket name) and click on "Save new storage".