# Adding an Archive

To add a new Archive, click + ADD from the Archives list page. Configure the following:

- **NAME:** A friendly name for the Archive in VM Essentials
- **DESCRIPTION:** An optional description for the Archive
- **BUCKET:** Select an existing bucket or file share to store files in for this Archive. To integrate a new bucket or file share to use for an Archive, navigate to Infrastructure > Storage
- **VISIBILITY:** Public or Private, public Archives are available in all Tenants
- **TENANTS:** When Archive visibility is set to Private, only the Tenants selected will have access to the Archive
- **PUBLIC URL:** When marked, VM Essentials will create a public download URL for all files in the Archive

WARNING

Be sure that no sensitive data will be stored in the Archive if it will be configured to generate public URLs. Anyone with the public URL will be able to download the file without authentication.

Once done, click SAVE CHANGES
