# Spaces Quickstart

Spaces Object Storage is an S3-compatible service for storing and serving large amounts of data. The built-in Spaces CDN minimizes page load times, improves performance, and reduces bandwidth and infrastructure costs.

## Create a Bucket

1. From the [DigitalOcean Control Panel](https://cloud.digitalocean.com), click **Create** in the top right, and then **Spaces**.
2. Choose a name and a datacenter region.
3. Select either Standard Storage or Cold Storage as your storage class. Spaces Cold Storage buckets can only be created in the control panel, and the storage class cannot be changed after creation.
4. Optionally, enable the [Spaces CDN](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/spaces/how-to/enable-cdn/index.html.md) at no extra cost.

**Note**: Spaces Cold Storage buckets do not support CDN integration or custom CDN endpoints. To use CDN caching or custom subdomains, create a Spaces Standard Storage bucket instead. For more information, see [Spaces Limits](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/spaces/details/limits/index.html.md).

5. Choose your [file listing permissions](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/spaces/how-to/set-file-listing-permissions/index.html.md).
6. Click **Create a Space**. This takes you to the root of your new Space.

## Upload and Delete Files

To upload a file:

1. From the **Files** tab of your bucket, you can add files by dragging and dropping. To use the file selection tool instead, click **Upload Files**.
2. After you have selected your files for upload, [choose their permissions](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/spaces/how-to/set-file-permissions/index.html.md). By default, it’s set to **Private**.
3. Click **Upload File**.

To delete a file:

1. In your Spaces page, click the file’s **More** menu and select **Delete**.
2. **Confirm** the deletion.

## Manage File Permissions

You can check the [permissions on files](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/spaces/how-to/set-file-permissions/index.html.md) in your bucket by mousing over the filename. The tooltip that opens shows the **Permission**, which is either **Public** or **Private**.

To change a file’s permissions:

1. In your Spaces page, click the file’s **More** menu and select **Manage Permissions**.
2. Choose **Public** or **Private** and click **Update**.

## Create and Delete Folders

You can organize files using [folders](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/spaces/how-to/use-folders/index.html.md). To create a new folder:

1. Click the **New Folder** button from your bucket.
2. Enter a name for the folder and click the blue check mark.

To upload a folder:

1. From the **Files** tab of your bucket, click **Upload File**. From here, you can drag and drop nested directory structures.
2. After you have selected your folders for upload, choose their permissions. By default, it’s set to **Private**.
3. Click **Upload**.

To delete a folder:

1. In your Spaces page, click the folder’s **More** menu and select **Delete**.
2. **Confirm** the deletion.

All the contents in a deleted folder are also deleted.

## Enable the CDN

You can enable the CDN when creating a new bucket. To enable the CDN on an existing bucket:

1. From the **Settings** tab of your Space, in the **CDN (Content Delivery Network)** section, click **Edit**.
2. Click **Enable CDN**, choose your [TTL](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/spaces/how-to/manage-cdn-cache/index.html.md), and add any subdomains.
3. Click **Save**.

## Delete a Space

1. From the **Settings** tab of your Space, select **Destroy**.
2. Click the red **Destroy** button, then the red **Confirm** button.

This destroys the bucket and all of its contents.