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Getting Started with Mantrix

From pilot signup to your first verified restore — follow these steps to evaluate Mantrix for your backup and archive workloads.

01

Request your pilot account

Fill in the pilot form with your name, company, storage need, and use case. We'll get back to you within 1 business day and set up your account.

Start Pilot →
02

Upload your first files

Log in to your dashboard and start with backup or archive files — media, logs, client backups, or anything you don't open every day. We recommend uploading at least 10–50 GB to get a meaningful benchmark.

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Good starting files: video footage, raw photos, database dumps, log archives, old project zips.

03

Run a restore test

Go to Files → select any file → click Restore. Download it and verify the contents match your original. This is the most important step in evaluating any storage system.

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We guide you through the restore during the pilot. A successful restore means your backup strategy is actually working.

04

Review your dashboard

Your health dashboard shows upload distribution across regions, node health and shard status, and estimated monthly cost per TB. Use this to verify redundancy and plan your storage budget.

05

Try the S3-compatible API (optional)

If you need programmatic access or want to integrate with existing tools, enable the S3 API add-on in your account settings. You'll get an endpoint URL, access key, and secret key — compatible with rclone, aws-cli, Cyberduck, and any S3 SDK.

# Sync a local folder to Mantrix with rclone
rclone sync ./my-backup mantrix:my-bucket --progress

# Or configure with aws-cli
aws s3 ls s3://my-bucket \
  --endpoint-url https://s3.mantrix.cc
06

Upgrade to a paid plan

If Mantrix works for your team, upgrade within the 14-day pilot window to lock in launch pricing. You can upgrade directly from your dashboard — no calls, no contracts required.

View pricing →

Compatible tools (S3 API add-on)

Enable the S3 API add-on ($4.99/mo) to use Mantrix with any of these tools out-of-the-box.

rclone

Recommended

Mount as drive, sync folders, scheduled backup

aws-cli

CLI scripting, pipeline integration, automation

Cyberduck

GUI file manager for Mac and Windows

Restic

Encrypted incremental backup with S3 backend

Duplicati

Scheduled backup with web UI

MinIO Client (mc)

Fast S3 operations and bucket management

Ready to start?

Request your 14-day pilot — 500 GB to 1 TB free, no credit card required.