NOTE: This article is written for our first generation Cloud Control Panel. A version of this article is also available for our Next-Generation Cloud Control Panel.After reading the previous article on the Control...
Once a ticket is opened it can be in one of the following four states depending on the work done on it.NewIn progressPending your responseSolvedClosedAs soon as a ticket is opened by a Rackspace Cloud customer it is in the "New"...
Your credit card will first be charged when you sign up for your account. After 30 days have elapsed, you will then be billed for the next month of service. The exact amount may vary as it is based on recurring charges in...
NOTE: This article is written for our First-Generation Cloud Control Panel. You can access this interface from the Next-Generation Cloud Control Panel by clicking your username in the upper-right of the control panel and...
This article is a continuation of the Cloud Files Python Binding Cookbook article and shows how you can use the python-cloudfiles python binding to write some simple Python scripts that interact with your Cloud Files account. The...
This article shows how you can use the python-cloudfiles python binding to interact with your Cloud Files account. It is designed as a companion to the Cloud Files Curl cookbook article. It shows how to use the Python binding to...
Note: This code example does not work at this time, and is preserved here for archival purposes. We apologize for the inconvenience.We are collaborating with the OpenStack project on a newer .NET SDK that would work with Cloud...
For large files support, Cloud Files allows you to upload multiple file segments and a manifest file to map the segments together. A few limitations:Files larger than 5 GB must first be segmened into smaller files.We...
Contents1 Overview2 What we need3 Windows Install4 *Nix Install5 Check our workOverview This tutorial will cover how to install the PHP API on your machine. We assume you have PHP installed on your local machine. Either with...
NOTE: This article is written for our first generation Cloud Control Panel. A version of this article is also available for our Next-Generation Cloud Control Panel.After reading the previous article on the Control...
Overview This article lists language-specific SDKs (software development kits) for Cloud Files. Some of these instructions use the git version control system. The documentation for each SDK assumes that you have git installed and...
Simple Ruby Application
From Connection to Objects
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require 'rubygems'
require 'cloudfiles'
# Log into the Cloud Files system
cf = CloudFiles::Connection.new('...
Sample PHP ApplicationSample Python ApplicationSample Ruby ApplicationSample Java ApplicationSample C# ApplicationDeploying a Cloud Site with Media content on Cloud FilesSimple Flash Examples
When choosing to use the content delivery network (CDN) to accelerate your website and images/videos/etc. on that website, you are responsible for all bandwidth costs associated with delivery of your content over the public...
NOTE: This article is written for our First-Generation Cloud Control Panel. A version of this article is also available for our Next-Generation Cloud Control Panel.All container in Cloud Files have an attribute called TTL (Time...
What is edge purge?When using the Content Delivery Network (CDN) with Cloud Files, your files are distributed across a global network of edge servers increasing the speed at which your audience can download files from your...
Streaming allows users to serve their content directly from Akamai edge servers, rather than downloading full files before they are veiwable. Using the OSMF plugins let developers make their own flash players, giving them...
This article will help customers understand how to upload and stream videos from Cloud Files using the Akamai CDN. Using FlowPlayer as your streaming video player lets customers get the streaming technology and web...
In addition to the various players, you can stream your media using HTML 5. Most modern web browsers and even mobile phone browsers can stream audio and video with HTML 5. Other players based on Flash cannot deliver to such a...
The Wikipedia entry for CDN states: “A content delivery network or content distribution network (CDN) is a system of computers networked together across the Internet that cooperate transparently to deliver content to end...
This article is potentially out of date and is no longer supported. For alternatives, you might look at using WP-Supercache or fileconveyor to handle syncing with Cloud Files.NOTE: This article is written for our Next-...
NOTE: This article is written for our First-Generation Cloud Control Panel. A version of this article is also available for our Next-Generation Cloud Control Panel.WordPress 3.01 + W3 Total Cache 0.9.1.3 PluginThis article...
This article is potentially out of date and is no longer supported. For alternatives, you might look at using WP-Supercache or fileconveyor to handle syncing with Cloud Files.WordPress 3.01 + CDN Tools 1.0 PluginYou can...
NOTE: This article is no longer updated, and the steps listed don't work completely with all current distributions. It is preserved for archival purposes. There are discussions of using CloudFuse in the comments here and on a...
NOTE: This article is written for our First-Generation Cloud Control Panel. You can access this interface from the Next-Generation Cloud Control Panel by clicking your username in the upper-right of the control panel and...
IntroductionThis page will walk you through connecting to CloudFiles from your CloudServer. CloudServers have a special feature that will allow you to communicate directly with CloudFiles without being charged bandwidth. This is...
The following article will help you configure the Cyberduck FTP Client with Rackspace Cloud Files. Cyberduck allows users to Manage their Rackspace Cloud Files storage account and the configuration of Akamai content...
NOTE: This article is written for our first generation Cloud Control Panel. You can access this interface from the next generation Cloud Control Panel by clicking your username in the upper-right of the control panel and...
IntroductionThis page will walk you through connecting to CloudFiles from your CloudServer. CloudServers have a special feature that will allow you to communicate directly with CloudFiles without being charged bandwidth. This is...
NOTE: This article is written for our First-Generation Cloud Control Panel. A version of this article is also available for our Next-Generation Cloud Control Panel.After Cloud Servers and Cloud Load Balancers, another way you can...
This article shows how you can use the python-cloudfiles python binding to interact with your Cloud Files account. It is designed as a companion to the Cloud Files Curl cookbook article. It shows how to use the Python binding to...
For large files support, Cloud Files allows you to upload multiple file segments and a manifest file to map the segments together. A few limitations:Files larger than 5 GB must first be segmened into smaller files.We...
NOTE: This article is no longer updated, and the steps listed don't work completely with all current distributions. It is preserved for archival purposes. There are discussions of using CloudFuse in the comments here and on a...
There is a long list of tools available for use with Cloud Files
Rackspace tools such as the Control Panel and Jungledisk
Third party community tools such as Cyberduck and FireUploader Refer to Cloud Tools...
NOTE: This article is no longer updated, and the steps listed don't work completely with all current distributions. It is preserved for archival purposes. There are discussions of using CloudFuse in the comments here and on a...
Pre-reqsA file transfer Application such as FileZilla or WinscpA Text Editor like ConText for Windows and VIM for Linux.Image(s) to display on the websiteAdmin access to a Cloud Sites website or to your web server ProcedureUse...
This article is potentially out of date and is no longer supported. For alternatives, you might look at using WP-Supercache or fileconveyor to handle syncing with Cloud Files.NOTE: This article is written for our Next-...
What is Cloud Files used for?There are many ways to utilize Cloud Files, but it is strongest when functioning as unlimited object storage on the Cloud, or when used as a website accelerator with the...
NOTE: This article is written for our First-Generation Cloud Control Panel. You can access this interface from the Next-Generation Cloud Control Panel by clicking your username in the upper-right of the control panel and...
NOTE: This article is written for our First-Generation Cloud Control Panel. A version of this article is also available for our Next-Generation Cloud Control Panel.WordPress 3.01 + W3 Total Cache 0.9.1.3 PluginThis article...
This article is potentially out of date and is no longer supported. For alternatives, you might look at using WP-Supercache or fileconveyor to handle syncing with Cloud Files.WordPress 3.01 + CDN Tools 1.0 PluginYou can...
The Rackspace Cloud system restricts the maximum execution time of any one cron job to 15 minutes. Please make sure that your script is well tested and can complete its intended job within this time frame.
The Rackspace Cloud Files service is offered with a RESTful API interface which is useful for integrating into existing applications. At times, it can be used for directly interacting with the API to perform ad-hoc tasks or to...
Simple Python Application
From Connection to Objects
#!/usr/bin/env python
#Import the CloudFiles Python API ensure this is located in your lib directory for Python.
import cloudfiles
#Lets Connect to...
Simple Sample Application
From Authentication to Objects
<?php
//Includes the CloudFiles PHP API.. Ensure the API files are located in your Global includes folder or in the same directory
require('...
A little Extra info for the Java Test Application
Unlike scripting languages like Ruby or Python. You have to build the sources and add all the JAR's and additional class files you need to use at compile time;...
Note: The instructions in this article refer to a deprecated package for managing Cloud Files with Ruby. While these instructions should work for now, going forward the preferred package for ruby is fog, which is forked in...
Note: The Python language bindings here are no longer being actively developed. We recommend using our Python SDK, pyrax, in its place when possible. You can get more information on the Python SDK on our API...
Contents1 Overview2 What we need3 Windows Install4 *nix Installation5 Check our workOverview In this tutorial we will cover installing the Cloud Files Java API For Both Windows and *nix (this should be the same for MacOSX). We...
Note: The C# language bindings referred to here are no longer being developed. Instead we are collaborating with the OpenStack project on a new .NET SDK that would support Cloud Files. For more details and to track...
NOTE: This article is written for our first generation Cloud Control Panel. A version of this article is also available for our next generation Cloud Control Panel.What is a CNAME?A CNAME record is way to link your Cloud Files...
There are a number of reasons to choose the Cloud Files service over similar services available in the market.Simplicity of CDN functionality.Utility pricing - paying only for what you use, after you use it.Multiple APIs for...
If you're a VAT-registered business, in most cases you can reclaim the VAT you pay when you buy goods and services for your business. In order to reclaim this money you need to have records to support your claim. By collecting...
If you do not have a VAT ID number, or choose not to supply one, Rackspace will apply the appropriate tax handling to your invoice. It is in your best interest to supply your VAT ID number because the tax handling for a...
If you are located outside of the state of Texas, you do not have to pay sales tax on The Rackspace Cloud purchases. However, if you are located in Texas, you will be charged Texas state taxes (5.9%), and customers in San Antonio...
NOTE: This article is written for our First-Generation Cloud Control Panel. A version of this article is also available for our Next-Generation Cloud Control Panel.A Container is a “storage compartment” for your data and provides...
Rackspace allows you to choose the U.S. data center where you would like to store your content. You may select either our Dallas (DFW) or Chicago (ORD) locations (or both) through our multi region support. This means you can have...
Note: We've had some reports of problems getting the current version of FlowPlayer (3.2.14) working with Cloud Files and are investigating. We'll update this article when we have more information.Contents1 Overview2 What we need3...
Cloud Files supports the JW Player for streaming video files. We also support FlowPlayer and OSMF.The JW Player has a commercial license, which means you must purchase it from Longtail video: http://www.longtailvideo.com/order....