# How to Create a Data Connection?

### **Step 1**: **Create S3 bucket** 

Access Object Storage Management at [https://console.fptcloud.com](https://console.fptcloud.com/) and select the Buckets tab, choose Create Bucket. More details about S3 bucket, visit here: <https://fptcloud.com/en/documents/fpt-object-storage/?doc=tutorials-bucket>

### **Step 2**: Upload a New Object

Upload a New Object to the Bucket. More details about Object, visit here: <https://fptcloud.com/en/documents/fpt-object-storage/?doc=tutorials-object>

***Note***: Ensure that you have successfully created a bucket to store objects in FPT Object Storage. You can also refer to the bucket creation guide here: <https://fptcloud.com/en/documents/fpt-object-storage/>

### **Step 3**: Create a Data Connection

Access the Data Hub service, navigate to the Connection list, and click the "Create Connection" button

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* You will need to enter the required information to create a connection.
  * **Name**: Enter connection name
    * Valid characters: Only letters (a-z, case-insensitive), numbers (0-9), and hyphens (-).
    * Length: Between 3 and 64 characters
  * **Data source**: Select a datasource to enable connection to the data
  * **Endpoint URL**: The endpoint address of the bucket you want to connect to, example: [https://test-bucket-name.s3-han02.fptcloud.com](https://test-bucket-name.s3-han02.fptcloud.com/)
  * **Access key** & **Secret key**: Authentication information for access permissions. More details about Access Key Management, visit here: <https://fptcloud.com/en/documents/fpt-object-storage/?doc=tutorials-access-key-management>
  * Click **Save** to create a connection
  * After successfully creating a connection, you can select one for training, evaluation, or testing data to build a pipeline. You can also refer to the pipeline creation guide here <https://fptcloud.com/en/documents/model-fine-tuning/?doc=create-pipeline>


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