---
title: "Object Storage"
description: "Configure object storage for deployment"
source: "Guardian Platform"
---
An object store is used to store various data blobs for Guardian users. When users submit Declarations and Reviews in Guardian, the governance documents and file attachments are stored in the object store.

## Supported Storage Providers

The Guardian Platform supports three object storage providers. Choose one and follow its guide:

- [AWS S3 Bucket](./aws-s3-bucket.mdx) — Amazon's object storage service
- [Azure Storage Account](./azure-storage-account.mdx) — Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
- [Google Cloud Storage (GCS) Bucket](./google-cloud-storage-bucket.mdx) — Google Cloud Platform object storage

## Related

- [Chart Values](./chart-values.mdx) — the storage section of the values and secrets files
- [Backup and Restore](./backup-and-restore.mdx#object-storage) — versioning and replication for the stored documents
- [Deployment Troubleshooting](./troubleshooting.mdx#attachments-fail) — first checks when attachments fail