# 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](/integrations/external-object-storage/aws-s3.md)                            |
| Google Cloud Storage | [Guide](/integrations/external-object-storage/google-cloud-storage.md)              |
| Azure Blob Storage   | [Guide](/integrations/external-object-storage/azure-blob-storage.md)                |
| 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="/files/JcvU3ClR5v8kcOl2AD0f" alt=""><figcaption><p>Figure 1: Select files directly from external object storage</p></figcaption></figure>


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