Quickstart: Store Your First File on Hippius

Hippius S3 is a decentralized, S3-compatible storage service. This guide takes you from zero to your first file upload in under 5 minutes.

Step 1: Create an Account

1. Go to console.hippius.com
2. Sign up with Google or GitHub OAuth

That's it — no wallet, seed phrase, or browser extension required.

Step 2: Add Credits

1. In the console, go to Billing
2. Add credits using credit card (Stripe) or TAO

Credits are consumed as you store and retrieve files. See pricing for details.

Step 3: Create S3 Credentials

1. In the console, go to S3 Storage
2. Click Create Master Token
3. Save your Access Key ID (starts with hip_) and Secret Key

warning

Store your secret key securely — it cannot be retrieved after creation.

You can create multiple tokens with different access levels. See Token Management for details. Tokens can also be managed programmatically via the Management API.

Step 4: Upload a File

Python (minio)

pip install minio

from minio import Minio
from io import BytesIO

client = Minio(
    "s3.hippius.com",
    access_key="hip_your_access_key_id",
    secret_key="your_secret_key",
    secure=True,
    region="decentralized",
)

# Create a bucket
client.make_bucket("my-first-bucket")

# Upload a file
content = b"Hello from Hippius!"
client.put_object(
    "my-first-bucket",
    "hello.txt",
    BytesIO(content),
    length=len(content),
    content_type="text/plain",
)

print("Uploaded successfully!")

JavaScript (minio)

npm install minio

const Minio = require("minio");

const client = new Minio.Client({
  endPoint: "s3.hippius.com",
  port: 443,
  useSSL: true,
  accessKey: "hip_your_access_key_id",
  secretKey: "your_secret_key",
  region: "decentralized",
});

// Create a bucket
await client.makeBucket("my-first-bucket", "decentralized");

// Upload a file
const content = Buffer.from("Hello from Hippius!");
await client.putObject("my-first-bucket", "hello.txt", content, {
  "Content-Type": "text/plain",
});

console.log("Uploaded successfully!");

AWS CLI

# Configure credentials
export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="hip_your_access_key_id"
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="your_secret_key"
export AWS_DEFAULT_REGION="decentralized"

# Create a bucket
aws s3 mb s3://my-first-bucket --endpoint-url https://s3.hippius.com

# Upload a file
echo "Hello from Hippius!" > hello.txt
aws s3 cp hello.txt s3://my-first-bucket/hello.txt --endpoint-url https://s3.hippius.com

Step 5: Download and Verify

Python (minio)

response = client.get_object("my-first-bucket", "hello.txt")
print(response.read().decode())
response.close()
response.release_conn()

JavaScript (minio)

const stream = await client.getObject("my-first-bucket", "hello.txt");
let data = "";
for await (const chunk of stream) {
  data += chunk.toString();
}
console.log(data);

AWS CLI

aws s3 cp s3://my-first-bucket/hello.txt - --endpoint-url https://s3.hippius.com

Connection Details

Setting	Value
Endpoint	https://s3.hippius.com
Region	decentralized
Signature	AWS Signature V4
Addressing	Path-style

Next Steps

• S3 API Reference — Full list of operations, presigned URLs, ACLs, public buckets, and more
• Token Management — Create sub-tokens, manage access levels
• Pricing — Storage and bandwidth costs