An Invitation to the Backblaze Developer Newsletter

Our new monthly newsletter will bring technical articles, events, and news to developers using Backblaze B2.

Hi there!   We're creating a new monthly newsletter aimed at developers and other hands-on technical professionals who use Backblaze B2 and, based on our past interactions with you, we think you'd be interested.   Each month, we'll be assembling a set of links to news, articles, and events directly relevant to your work with Backblaze B2: Tutorials, articles, and blog posts from both the Backblaze team and our wider technical community. Upcoming virtual and real-world events such as webinars and conferences. Early-access programs for upcoming Backblaze B2 features. Whether you're writing code against one of the Backblaze APIs, using DevOps tools such as Terraform and Ansible to manipulate buckets and files, or simply want a deeper understanding of how the applications you manage interact with Backblaze B2, this newsletter is for you. And, if we've guessed wrong and you don't want to be here, feel free to manage your preferences below.    As an example of what to expect in the newsletter, here's a quick rundown of current happenings in the world of Backblaze B2: Go Wild with Wildcards in the Backblaze B2 Command Line Tool 3.7.1 Version 3.7.x of the Backblaze B2 Command Line Tool includes several major new features, including a high-level rm command, support for wildcards in both rm and the existing ls command, and a new incremental mode for file upload that promises significant bandwidth savings when uploading files that grow over time. Scaling Media Delivery Workflows with bunny.net and Backblaze Learn how one Backblaze customer built a custom end-to-end media workflow, ingesting and transcoding video files with Transloadit, storing them in Backblaze B2, and delivering the finished product to a global audience via bunny.net, one of our CDN partners. Setting Up Backblaze B2 Object Storage for Your Mastodon Server Mastodon has emerged over the past few years as a decentralized alternative to social media monoliths such as Twitter. It's straightforward to set up a Mastodon server as your own corner of the fediverse; this guide explains why you might want to configure Mastodon to store its media files on Backblaze B2, and exactly how to do so. Meet Backblaze at GlueCon 2023! GlueCon is a developer-oriented conference located in Broomfield, Colorado, that features in-depth technical sessions on topics such as APIs, DevOps, Edge Computing, Containers, Microservices, and much more. We'll be sponsoring GlueCon 2023 on May 24-25; come visit us at our expo booth, pick up a T-shirt, and attend Backblaze Chief Technical Evangelist Pat Patterson's session on open source machine learning. 2023 Events: What's On the Books So Far More events to come, but for now, we know we'll see you at: Understanding Storage & Bandwidth Costs with Fastly and Backblaze: 3/28 (virtual) Unlocking Media Collaboration: How To Boost Productivity on Hybrid Cloud Storage: 4/6 (virtual) NAB—Las Vegas: 4/15–4/19, Las Vegas, NV.  VeeamON: 5/22–5/24, Miami, FL. GlueCon: 5/24–5/25, Broomfield, CO. See above for more details. Tell a Friend Know anyone who might like this newsletter? Forward this email to them so they can subscribe! Backblaze, 500 Ben Franklin Ct, San Mateo, CA Unsubscribe Manage preferences