# External Object Storage

This integration allows you to create projects using your preferred cloud storage provider. You will have a control over access from Datasaur to your object storage.

This will be very beneficial for **doc-based** and **bounding-box project** because Datasaur only saves questions and answers (without the file data) from the project.

But for both token-based and row-based, the data is still being processed and copied to our database. We're still working to also make these types supported.

**Supported Cloud Providers**

| Cloud Storage        | Setup Guide                                                                                 |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Amazon S3            | [Guide](https://docs.datasaur.ai/integrations/external-object-storage/aws-s3)               |
| Google Cloud Storage | [Guide](https://docs.datasaur.ai/integrations/external-object-storage/google-cloud-storage) |
| Azure Blob Storage   | [Guide](https://docs.datasaur.ai/integrations/external-object-storage/azure-blob-storage)   |
| Google Drive         | [Guide](https://docs.datasaur.ai/integrations/external-object-storage/google-drive)         |

**Project Creation Wizard**

You can select your preferred object storage on the first step just like figure below. Datasaur will not copy the files that are selected.

<figure><img src="https://448889121-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MbjY0HseEqu7LtYAt4d%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-a7a70c721c7afcebe9b1abd947101bb01176c984%2FPCW%20-%20Step%201%20-%20EOS.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption><p>Figure 1: Select files directly from external object storage</p></figcaption></figure>