How to connect MEGA to UpdraftPlus

UpdraftPlus allows WordPress users to back up their sites to various remote storage options, including S3-compatible services like MEGA’s S4. This guide walks you through setting up MEGA’s S4 as your backup destination in UpdraftPlus.

Before getting started, ensure you have the following:

1. An active MEGA S4 storage account
2. Access credentials:
   • Access Key
   • Secret Key
   • S3 End-point URL
   • Bucket Name

Create Access Credentials in MEGA

1. Log into your MEGA account
2. Go to Object storage
3. Create a new bucket and give it a name
4. Under Object storage select Keys
5. Create a new key and give it a name

Log in to WordPress & Open UpdraftPlus Settings

Navigate to:

UpdraftPlus→ Settings tab.

Choose S3-Compatible Storage in UpdraftPlus

1. Scroll to Choose your remote storage.
2. Check the box for S3-Compatible (Generic).
3. Enter your MEGA S4 credentials:
   • S3 access key: Your MEGA S4 Access Key (Object storage → Keys)
   • S3 secret key: Your MEGA S4 Secret Access Key (Object storage → Keys)
   • S3 location: Name of your bucket
   • S3 end-point: The end-point from your bucket settings (use prefix s3, e.g., s3.eu-central-1.s4.mega.io) (Object storage → Settings → Endpoints)
4. Test the connection.
5. Save your settings.

Run a Test Backup

1. Go to the Backup/Restore tab.
2. Click Backup Now.
3. After backup, confirm files are uploaded to your MEGA S4 bucket.