[pbs-devel] [PATCH proxmox{, -backup} v4 00/48] fix #2943: S3 storage backend for datastores

Christian Ebner c.ebner at proxmox.com
Mon Jun 23 11:40:18 CEST 2025


Disclaimer: These patches are still in an experimental state and not
intended for production use.

This patch series aims to add S3 compatible object stores as storage
backend for PBS datastores. A PBS local cache store using the regular
datastore layout is used for faster operation, bypassing requests to
the S3 api when possible. Further, the local cache store allows to
keep frequently used chunks and is used to avoid expensive metadata
updates on the object store, e.g. by using local marker file during
garbage collection.

Backups are created by upload chunks to the corresponding S3 bucket,
while keeping the index files in the local cache store, on backup
finish, the snapshot metadata are persisted to the S3 storage backend.

Snapshot restores read chunks preferably from the local cache store,
downloading and insterting them if not present from the S3 object
store. Listing and snapsoht metadata operation currently rely soly on
the local cache store.

Currently chunks use a 1:1 mapping to S3 objects. An advanced packing
mechanism for chunks to significantly reduce the number of api
requests and therefore be more cost effective will be implemented as
followup patches.

Most notably changes since version 3 of the patches:
- Rebased onto current master, fixed incompatibilities with upgraded
  dependencies
- Added method to uri decode s3 object keys, as they are required in
  order to download contents to a local store
- Added api endpoint to allow resyncing of the datastore contents to
  the local cache store, introducing a new maintenance mode s3-refresh
  to guarantee consistency.

Most notably changes since RFC version 2 of the patches (thanks
@Lukas for feedback):
- Extend S3 client implementation to also support path style bucket
  addressing.
- Keep bucket name as config option for the datastore, allowing more
  flexible reuse of a configured S3 client.
- Use the datastore name as additional object key prefix to allow for
  multiple datastores on the same bucket.
- Allow bucket and region templating in S3 endpoint, making this more
  flexible with respect to possible DNS records.
- Rework datastore create window to be less overloaded.
- Drop dead code in the S3 client implementation, since tagging and
  object copying is currently not required.
- Fix missing locking when deleting chunks from s3 store during
  garbage collection, avoiding possible chunk loss for concurrent
  backups.
- Remove chunks from LRU cache when deleting chunks during garbage
  collection, avoiding possible chunk loss for concurrent backups.
- Add dedicated types for object prefix and relative s3 key paths to
  avoid misuse.
- Use more fitting icon for S3 client.

Link to the bugtracker issue:
https://bugzilla.proxmox.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2943

The previous version 3 of the patch series can be found at:
https://lore.proxmox.com/pbs-devel/20250616142156.413652-1-c.ebner@proxmox.com/T/

Steps to setup a local S3 object store using RADOS gateway or MinIO
can be found at (internal only, external users might use the steps
outlined in the cover letter and comments of RFC version 2):
https://wiki.intra.proxmox.com/PBS_Setup_S3_Object_Store

proxmox:

Christian Ebner (3):
  pbs-api-types: add types for S3 client configs and secrets
  pbs-api-types: extend datastore config by backend config enum
  pbs-api-types: maintenance: add new maintenance mode S3 refresh

 pbs-api-types/src/datastore.rs   | 103 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 pbs-api-types/src/lib.rs         |   3 +
 pbs-api-types/src/maintenance.rs |   4 +
 pbs-api-types/src/s3.rs          | 154 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 263 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 pbs-api-types/src/s3.rs


proxmox-backup:

Christian Ebner (45):
  api: fix minor formatting issues
  bin: sort submodules alphabetically
  datastore: ignore missing owner file when removing group directory
  verify: refactor verify related functions to be methods of worker
  s3 client: add crate for AWS s3 compatible object store client
  s3 client: implement AWS signature v4 request authentication
  s3 client: add dedicated type for s3 object keys
  s3 client: add type for last modified timestamp in responses
  s3 client: add helper to parse http date headers
  s3 client: implement methods to operate on s3 objects in bucket
  config: introduce s3 object store client configuration
  api: config: implement endpoints to manipulate and list s3 configs
  api: datastore: check s3 backend bucket access on datastore create
  api/cli: add endpoint and command to check s3 client connection
  datastore: allow to get the backend for a datastore
  api: backup: store datastore backend in runtime environment
  api: backup: conditionally upload chunks to s3 object store backend
  api: backup: conditionally upload blobs to s3 object store backend
  api: backup: conditionally upload indices to s3 object store backend
  api: backup: conditionally upload manifest to s3 object store backend
  sync: pull: conditionally upload content to s3 backend
  api: reader: fetch chunks based on datastore backend
  datastore: local chunk reader: read chunks based on backend
  verify worker: add datastore backed to verify worker
  verify: implement chunk verification for stores with s3 backend
  datastore: create namespace marker in S3 backend
  datastore: create/delete protected marker file on s3 storage backend
  datastore: prune groups/snapshots from s3 object store backend
  datastore: get and set owner for S3 store backend
  datastore: implement garbage collection for s3 backend
  ui: add datastore type selector and reorganize component layout
  ui: add S3 client edit window for configuration create/edit
  ui: add S3 client view for configuration
  ui: expose the S3 client view in the navigation tree
  ui: add s3 client selector and bucket field for s3 backend setup
  tools: lru cache: add removed callback for evicted cache nodes
  tools: async lru cache: implement insert, remove and contains methods
  datastore: add local datastore cache for network attached storages
  api: backup: use local datastore cache on s3 backend chunk upload
  api: reader: use local datastore cache on s3 backend chunk fetching
  api: backup: add no-cache flag to bypass local datastore cache
  api/datastore: implement refresh endpoint for stores with s3 backend
  cli: add dedicated subcommand for datastore s3 refresh
  ui: render s3 refresh as valid maintenance type and task description
  ui: expose s3 refresh button for datastores backed by object store

 Cargo.toml                                    |   8 +
 examples/upload-speed.rs                      |   1 +
 pbs-client/src/backup_writer.rs               |   4 +-
 pbs-config/src/lib.rs                         |   1 +
 pbs-config/src/s3.rs                          |  82 ++
 pbs-datastore/Cargo.toml                      |   5 +
 pbs-datastore/src/backup_info.rs              |  61 +-
 pbs-datastore/src/cached_chunk_reader.rs      |   6 +-
 pbs-datastore/src/chunk_store.rs              |   4 +
 pbs-datastore/src/datastore.rs                | 601 +++++++++++-
 pbs-datastore/src/dynamic_index.rs            |   1 +
 pbs-datastore/src/lib.rs                      |   4 +
 pbs-datastore/src/local_chunk_reader.rs       |  37 +-
 .../src/local_datastore_lru_cache.rs          | 116 +++
 pbs-s3-client/Cargo.toml                      |  33 +
 pbs-s3-client/src/aws_sign_v4.rs              | 174 ++++
 pbs-s3-client/src/client.rs                   | 549 +++++++++++
 pbs-s3-client/src/lib.rs                      | 123 +++
 pbs-s3-client/src/object_key.rs               |  99 ++
 pbs-s3-client/src/response_reader.rs          | 279 ++++++
 pbs-tools/src/async_lru_cache.rs              |  46 +-
 pbs-tools/src/lru_cache.rs                    |  42 +-
 proxmox-backup-client/src/benchmark.rs        |   1 +
 proxmox-backup-client/src/main.rs             |   8 +
 src/api2/admin/datastore.rs                   |  86 +-
 src/api2/admin/mod.rs                         |   2 +
 src/api2/admin/s3.rs                          |  80 ++
 src/api2/backup/environment.rs                | 145 ++-
 src/api2/backup/mod.rs                        | 136 +--
 src/api2/backup/upload_chunk.rs               | 108 ++-
 src/api2/config/datastore.rs                  |  49 +-
 src/api2/config/mod.rs                        |   2 +
 src/api2/config/s3.rs                         | 310 ++++++
 src/api2/reader/environment.rs                |  12 +-
 src/api2/reader/mod.rs                        |  61 +-
 src/backup/verify.rs                          | 879 +++++++++---------
 src/bin/proxmox-backup-manager.rs             |   1 +
 src/bin/proxmox_backup_manager/datastore.rs   |  30 +
 src/bin/proxmox_backup_manager/mod.rs         |  30 +-
 src/bin/proxmox_backup_manager/s3.rs          |  46 +
 src/server/pull.rs                            |  62 +-
 src/server/push.rs                            |   1 +
 src/server/verify_job.rs                      |  12 +-
 www/Makefile                                  |   3 +
 www/NavigationTree.js                         |   6 +
 www/Utils.js                                  |   1 +
 www/config/S3ClientView.js                    | 141 +++
 www/datastore/Summary.js                      |  44 +
 www/form/S3ClientSelector.js                  |  33 +
 www/window/DataStoreEdit.js                   | 110 ++-
 www/window/MaintenanceOptions.js              |   6 +-
 www/window/S3ClientEdit.js                    | 148 +++
 52 files changed, 4120 insertions(+), 709 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 pbs-config/src/s3.rs
 create mode 100644 pbs-datastore/src/local_datastore_lru_cache.rs
 create mode 100644 pbs-s3-client/Cargo.toml
 create mode 100644 pbs-s3-client/src/aws_sign_v4.rs
 create mode 100644 pbs-s3-client/src/client.rs
 create mode 100644 pbs-s3-client/src/lib.rs
 create mode 100644 pbs-s3-client/src/object_key.rs
 create mode 100644 pbs-s3-client/src/response_reader.rs
 create mode 100644 src/api2/admin/s3.rs
 create mode 100644 src/api2/config/s3.rs
 create mode 100644 src/bin/proxmox_backup_manager/s3.rs
 create mode 100644 www/config/S3ClientView.js
 create mode 100644 www/form/S3ClientSelector.js
 create mode 100644 www/window/S3ClientEdit.js


Summary over all repositories:
  56 files changed, 4383 insertions(+), 710 deletions(-)

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