Object Storage Service (OSS) is a highly scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud storage service from Alibaba Cloud. It lets you store, manage, and access various types of data and provides multiple access methods.
Choose the right tool
OSS offers a suite of tools for various use cases. Choose the one that best suits your requirements.
Tool | Use cases | Link to quick start |
OSS console | Manage your OSS resources directly from your web browser—no software installation required. Ideal for daily management tasks, including quick operations, resource monitoring, permission configuration, and file uploads and downloads. | |
ossbrowser | Manage OSS resources from your Windows, macOS, or Linux desktop. It provides a graphical user interface (GUI) and supports drag-and-drop uploads and resumable uploads. This tool is ideal for daily file management. | |
ossutil | Manage OSS resources using the command line. It supports batch operations, automated scripts, and scheduled tasks. This tool is ideal for use cases that require efficient processing of large numbers of files or integrating with automated workflows. | |
SDK | Integrate OSS features into your applications. SDK packages are available for 12 programming languages, including Java, Python, PHP, and Go. OSS SDKs are ideal for developers who need to access OSS data programmatically. | |
ossfs | Mount an OSS bucket to a Linux system and interact with it as a local file system. This tool is ideal for accessing OSS through standard file interfaces without changing your existing application code. | |
OSS connector for AI/ML | Directly access OSS datasets in AI training frameworks such as PyTorch without downloading them locally. It supports automatic saving and resuming of training progress. This is ideal for training machine learning models. | |
Use OSS documents in Cursor | Quickly look up OSS documentation directly within the Cursor editor to reference guides and APIs as you code. This is ideal for developers using Cursor who need instant access to OSS documentation. |
Start with the OSS console if you are new to OSS.