What you’ll learn
Learn how to automate archive management in Overcast using storage lifecycle rules. This tutorial demonstrates how to move assets into Amazon Glacier or Deep Glacier based on configurable rules, restore archived files when needed, and continue working with archived content while keeping storage costs under control. You’ll also learn how to manually restore files and monitor their restoration status.
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to:
- Configure automated archive lifecycle rules
- Set storage policies at the project or folder level
- Schedule assets to move into Glacier or Deep Glacier
- Configure automatic restoration rules
- Identify archived and restoring assets within the media library
- Continue working with archived assets, including viewing proxies, commenting and editing metadata
- Manually restore files from cold storage
- Monitor the progress of file restoration
Who should watch?
This tutorial is ideal for workspace administrators, content managers, media operations teams and anyone responsible for managing long-term media storage and archive policies within Overcast.
Prerequisites
- An active Overcast account
- Permission to manage project settings and archive policies
- Access to projects containing assets eligible for archive management
