# Configure Backup Environment

### Overview <a href="#overview" id="overview"></a>

The administrator must first set up the vault environment before working on backup/restore or other Vault features. This helps you to create a backup of the data/metadata in the storage environment and restore it if necessary. Vault supports a variety of environments, including Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure Blob, and Vault's default hosted environment.

### Where can I find the option to configure the Vault storage environment? <a href="#where-can-i-find-the-option-to-configure-the-vault-storage-environment" id="where-can-i-find-the-option-to-configure-the-vault-storage-environment"></a>

You can configure the storage environment under the **Settings > Backup Environment** tab.

### How to configure Vault Environment? <a href="#how-to-configure-vault-environment" id="how-to-configure-vault-environment"></a>

1. Log in to your **Vault** account.
2. Go to the **Settings** module and click on the **Backup Environment** tab.
3. Every time a new user is registered with Vault. While setting up the account, during the initial configuration of the storage the following checks will be done to make sure everything on the storage end is setup and in-place. This ensures that the Vault application will be utilized by the user seamlessly.

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4. Under **Storage Environment**, select the **Storage Type** from the drop-down. As of now, Vault supports the following storage types:
   * [Amazon AWS S3 Storage](/product-guides/vault/configuring-vault/configure-backup-environment/amazon-aws-s3-storage-environment.md)
   * [Azure Blob](/product-guides/vault/configuring-vault/configure-backup-environment/azure-blob-storage-environment.md)
   * [GCP (Google Cloud Platform)](/product-guides/vault/configuring-vault/configure-backup-environment/google-cloud-platform.md)


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