---
title: "General Settings"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/stratus/stratus-config/general-settings/
description: "Stratus is a robust cloud storage solution powered by Catalyst. You can store data of any format type in the form of buckets and objects."
last_updated: 2026-09-08T11:07:33Z
service: Cloud Scale
type: general
related_links:
  - name: "Create a Bucket"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/help/stratus/buckets/create-bucket/
  - name: "Upload an Object"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/help/stratus/objects/upload-object/
  - name: "Java SDK"
    url: /en/sdk/java/v1/cloud-scale/stratus/overview/
  - name: "JavaScript SDK"
    url: /en/sdk/javascript/v1/cloudscale/stratus/overview/
  - name: "Python SDK"
    url: /en/sdk/python/v1/cloud-scale/stratus/overview/
  - name: "iOS SDK"
    url: /en/sdk/ios/v2/cloud-scale/stratus/overview/
  - name: "Android SDK"
    url: /en/sdk/android/v2/cloud-scale/stratus/overview/
  - name: "Flutter SDK"
    url: /en/sdk/flutter/v2/cloud-scale/stratus/overview/
  - name: "REST API"
    url: /en/api/code-reference/cloud-scale/stratus/get-all-buckets/#GetAllBuckets
---

# General Settings

While you are creating and after you [create a bucket](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/stratus/buckets/create-bucket/), you can configure the following bucket settings:
![catalyst_stratus_enable_general_settings](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/stratus/catalyst_stratus_enable_general_settings.webp)

### Versioning

![catalyst_stratus_settings_versioning_enabled](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/stratus/catalyst_stratus_settings_versioning_enabled.webp)

- This setting allows you to store multiple versions of any object in your bucket. 
- When you upload multiple versions of the object, Catalyst will generate a unique `versionId` for each of them upon upload.
- Every latest version that you upload will become the default version of the object. The previously uploaded versions will need to be accessed using their unique `versionId`.
- Consider you disable Versioning after uploading versions of the object when Versioning was enabled. All the object versions that had been uploaded so far will exist. However, if you attempt to upload a version of the same object under this condition (Versioning is **disabled**), the following behavior is expected:
    - The original object will be permanently deleted and replaced with the object you are uploading (**latest object**).
    - You will only be able to access the latest object and the saved versions of the object (using their respective `versionId`).
- The diagrams below illustrate *Versioning* behavior:
    - When Versioning is **enabled**.
        ![catalyst_stratus_versioning_arch_1](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/stratus/catalyst_stratus_versioning_arch_1.webp)

        Every new version of the object will be stored in the bucket and will be referred using its unique `versionId` generated by Stratus.
    - When Versioning is **disabled**.
        ![catalyst_stratus_versioning_arch_2](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/stratus/catalyst_stratus_versioning_arch_2.webp)

        The original object and its versions will be retained in the bucket.
    - When you **upload an object version** after **Versioning has been disabled**.
        ![catalyst_stratus_versioning_arch_3](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/stratus/catalyst_stratus_versioning_arch_3.webp)

        The original object will be permanently deleted and replaced with the object you are uploading (**latest object**), and you will only be able to access the latest object using the [Object URL](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/stratus/objects/introduction/#object-url), and the saved versions (referred using their respective `versionId`) of the object.
        ![catalyst_stratus_versioning_arch_4](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/stratus/catalyst_stratus_versioning_arch_4.webp)

<!--### Caching

![catalyst_stratus_show_caching_process](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/stratus/catalyst_stratus_show_caching_process.webp)

- This setting allows Catalyst to cache some of the objects that you access using the **Caching URL** to make object retrieval easier.
- Once you enable caching, it will take up to **two minutes** for it to enable, and a **Caching URL** will be generated by Stratus. 
- If you have enabled Caching for an [*Authenticated bucket*](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/stratus/stratus-permissions/#default-permission-template), to access the cached objects using the **Caching URL**, you need to first **sign the Caching URL** using the **Sign Cached URL SDK**: [Java](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/java/v1/cloud-scale/stratus/generate-cached-url/), [Node.js](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/nodejs/v2/cloud-scale/stratus/generate-cached-url/), and [Python](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/python/v1/cloud-scale/stratus/generate-cached-url/). The signing of the Cached URL needs to be done **every one hour**, and it can only be done by your **Administrator** or **Super Administrator**.
- If you decide to **purge** (delete your cache), you have the option to either purge the cache of all the objects, or just of specific objects.
- The default permission template you used to create your bucket will also be applied to the cache of the objects in your bucket. For example, if the permission template used to create the bucket is *Public*, then the cache of the objects will also be in the *Public* permission template.-->

### Data Encryption

- You can enable this bucket setting to encrypt the data present in the bucket. 
- Stratus follows both encryption at rest and encryption at flight protocols.
- Stratus applies the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES-256) encryption technique to encrypt the data in the bucket.

### PII/ePHI

- You need to enable this setting if the bucket is going to contain sensitive or personally identifiable data. Doing so, will ensure you are storing these types of sensitive data in compliance with [HIPAA](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/compliance/hipaa/) standards.
- When this setting is enabled, the object's operational logs will be present in the [Application Logs](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/devops/help/logs/application-logs/) present in the [Audit Logs](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/getting-started/set-up-a-catalyst-project/audit-logs/) section.

### Enable a Bucket's Setting

> **Note:** By default, all these bucket settings will be disabled. Even when you migrate your bucket from a third-party platform to Stratus, these configurations will have to be re-configured.

To enable one of the settings:

1. Click on the required bucket.
    ![catalyst_stratus_bucket_names_first](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/stratus/catalyst_stratus_bucket_names_first.webp)

2. Click the **Configurations** tab.
    ![catalyst_stratus_configurations_list](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/stratus/catalyst_stratus_configurations_list.webp)

3. Expand the **General Settings** section.
     ![catalyst_stratus_settings_expand_view](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/stratus/catalyst_stratus_settings_expand_view.webp)

4. Click the ellipsis icon in the required setting's tile, then click **Enable**.
    ![catalyst_stratus_enable_button_settings](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/stratus/catalyst_stratus_enable_button_settings.webp)

5. Click **Enable** in the prompt to confirm.
    ![catalyst_stratus_enabling_setting_prompt](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/stratus/catalyst_stratus_enabling_setting_prompt.webp)

The required setting will be enabled.

![catalyst_stratus_enabled_settings_button](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/stratus/catalyst_stratus_enabled_settings_button.webp)

### Disable a Bucket's Setting

To disable a required setting:

1. Click the ellipsis icon in the setting's tile, then click **Disable**.
    ![catalyst_stratus_disable_button](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/stratus/catalyst_stratus_disable_button.webp)

2. Click **Disable** in the prompt to confirm.
    ![catalyst_stratus_disable_prompt](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/stratus/catalyst_stratus_disable_prompt.webp)

The required setting will be disabled.

![catalyst_stratus_enable_general_settings](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/stratus/catalyst_stratus_enable_general_settings.webp)