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+Linode
+======
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+Linode implements the S3 protocol. To use it follow the instructions in the :doc:`Amazon S3 docs <amazon-S3>` with the important caveats that you must:
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+- Set ``AWS_S3_REGION_NAME`` to your Linode region (such as ``eu-central-1``)
+- Set ``AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL`` to the value of ``https://{BUCKET_NAME}.{REGION_NAME}.linodeobjects.com``
+- Set the values of ``AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`` and ``AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY`` to the corresponding values from Linode
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