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Safespring cloud services documentation

Use this site to set up, operate, and troubleshoot Safespring cloud services. It is written for customer administrators and users who have, or are preparing to receive, access to one or more services.

Choose a service

Service What it provides Start here
Safespring Compute OpenStack-based virtual machines, networking, and block storage Create your first Compute instance
Safespring Storage S3-compatible object storage, including standard and archive tiers Access Safespring Storage
Safespring Backup Server and file backup using IBM Storage Protect, plus Microsoft 365 and Entra ID backup Set up server backup, Microsoft 365 backup, or Entra ID backup
Safespring Kubernetes Engine (SKE) Managed Kubernetes clusters provisioned through the Safespring portal Create and access your first SKE cluster

The self-service portal groups resources into environments. The published end-to-end portal workflow currently covers SKE. API and automation instructions are documented under the relevant service.

Security and compliance information is available both across Safespring services and within each service section.

Access and help

Do not send passwords, private keys, access keys, secret keys, or tokens by email.

Service availability by site

Safespring services run in four sites in Norway and Sweden. Site codes appear in service URLs, credentials, and configuration:

  • osl2 is in the Oslo region.
  • sto1 and sto2 are separate sites in the Stockholm region.
  • dco1 is in Kalix.
Service osl2 sto1 sto2 dco1
Safespring Compute Yes Yes Yes
Safespring Storage, standard tier Yes Yes Yes
Safespring Storage, archive tier Yes
Safespring Backup Yes
Safespring Kubernetes Engine Yes Yes

Roadmap

These are the platform changes currently planned for the next one to three months. Plans and timing may change.

1 - 3 months

  • MFA features in OpenStack for public cloud
  • SKE load balancing improvements (retain source IP address)
  • Private cloud SKE

Recent changes in the platform

2026 Q1

  • STO1 migrated to new hardware, refreshed core network and major upgrades to OpenStack
  • Introduced SKE and self-service portal
  • H100 flavors in STO1 on request