Setting Up Cross-Region Replication in OCI Object Storage

 Setting Up Cross-Region Replication in OCI Object Storage

 

Setting Up Cross-Region Replication in OCI Object Storage

Disaster recovery and high availability are critical in cloud systems. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) provides a built-in feature to automatically replicate Object Storage buckets across regions — with no custom scripting.

🌍 What is Cross-Region Replication?

Cross-region replication allows you to copy all objects from a bucket in one OCI region to another region’s bucket in real time or near-real time. This helps with:

• Disaster recovery (DR)

• Compliance requirements

• Faster access from different geographies

🛠 How to Configure It

1. Go to OCI Console → Object Storage → Your Bucket

2. In the bucket details, select "Create Replication Policy"

3. Choose:

   • Destination region

   • Target bucket

   • Optional: Replicate only objects with a specific prefix

4. Click "Create" — that’s it!

OCI will handle the replication automatically for every new object you upload.

💡 Use Case Example

If your primary region is Mumbai, you can replicate your data to Hyderabad for DR. In case Mumbai goes down, your data is safe and accessible in Hyderabad.

✅ Benefits

• No custom scripts

• Handles data replication securely and efficiently

• Works well with lifecycle rules and archive policies