Applies to: OCI Object Storage service
Goal: Create a bucket, upload objects, generate a pre-authenticated URL, and configure lifecycle & retention rules.

• OCI tenancy with permissions for Object Storage (create buckets, policies)
• A file (e.g. text/image) to upload
• Understanding of bucket tiers, lifecycle rules, IAM policies

1. Create Bucket
2. Upload Objects
3. Create Pre-Authenticated Request (PAR)
4. Configure Lifecycle & Retention Rules
5. Policies for Lifecycle Access
6. Summary
7. References

1. ☰ → Storage → Object Storage & Archive Storage
2. Click Create Bucket
3. Fill in:
   • Name: e.g. Test_Bucket
   • Tier: Standard / Archive
   • Enable Auto-Tiering (optional)
   • Enable Object Versioning if needed
4. Click Create

Figure 1. Navigate to Object Storage service

Figure 2. Fill bucket details

Figure 3. Bucket “Test_Bucket” created

1. Inside the bucket, go to Resources → Objects
2. Click Upload
3. Drop files (text, image, etc.) or browse
4. Upload completes and objects appear in list

Figure 4. Upload objects interface

Figure 5. Objects listed inside bucket

1. Under Resources → Pre-Authenticated Request, click Create PAR
2. Select Target = Object, choose the object, set expiration and access type (Read / Write)
3. Click Create
4. Copy and save the PAR URL (shown once, retain it)

Figure 6. Create PAR screen

Figure 7. URL shown for the PAR

5. Share this URL — the recipient can access the object per assigned permissions

1. While Auto-Tiering is enabled by default, disable it if you want manual rules
2. Go to Resources → Lifecycle Policy Rules → Create Rule
3. After disabling auto-tiering, you can select actions like Move to Infrequent Access and set days
4. Save the lifecycle rule

Figure 8. Disable Auto-Tiering first

Figure 9. Configure lifecycle rule

5. For Retention Rule, go to Resources → Retention Rules → Create and set the retention period

Figure 10. Retention rule configuration

If you see InsufficientServicePermissions error when creating lifecycle rules:

1. ☰ → Identity & Security → Policies → Create Policy
2. Add policy like:

Allow service objectstorage-<region> to manage object-family in compartment <CompartmentName>

3. Save the policy
4. Return to the bucket and reattempt lifecycle rule creation

 Figure 11. IAM policy setup for access

In this lab, you learned to:

• Create an Object Storage bucket in OCI
• Upload objects (files, images) to the bucket
• Generate a Pre-Authenticated URL to access an object
• Configure Lifecycle & Retention rules, and disable Auto-Tiering
• Use IAM policies to grant Object Storage service rights for lifecycle management

This lab helps you build real-world backup, archival, data sharing, and lifecycle automation using OCI’s object storage features.