# s3gw s3gw is an easy-to-use Open Source and Cloud Native S3 service running on Rancher's Kubernetes. * It complements the Rancher portfolio by offering an S3 service for Longhorn volume backups, Harvester backups, Epinio backups and OPNI models. * It is deployed on a single pod, ideal for development, Edge, IoT and smaller on-prem deployments. * It leverages the feature-rich S3 gateway from Ceph but without the rest of the Ceph stack. For more information, see the [manual][1] and the [chart documentation][2]. [1]: https://s3gw-docs.readthedocs.io [2]: https://github.com/aquarist-labs/s3gw-charts/blob/main/README.md