diff --git a/docs/source/how_to_guides/configure_cloud_storage_credentials.md b/docs/source/how_to_guides/configure_cloud_storage_credentials.md
index 9ea9e19c2..b68879cb5 100644
--- a/docs/source/how_to_guides/configure_cloud_storage_credentials.md
+++ b/docs/source/how_to_guides/configure_cloud_storage_credentials.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Your config and credentials files should follow the standard structure output by
 
 ```
 [default]
-region=us-west-2
+region=<your region, e.g. us-west-2>
 output=json
 
 ```
@@ -44,13 +44,31 @@ output=json
 
 ```
 [default]
-aws_access_key_id=AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
-aws_secret_access_key=wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
+aws_access_key_id=<key ID>
+aws_secret_access_key=<application key>
 
 ```
 
 More details about the authentication can be found [here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-files.html).
 
+Alternatively, this can also be set through [environment variables](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-envvars.html).
+
+````{tabs}
+```{code-tab} py
+import os
+os.environ["AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"] = '<key ID>'
+os.environ["AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"] = '<application key>'
+os.environ["AWS_DEFAULT_REGION"] = '<your region, e.g. us-west-2>'
+```
+
+```{code-tab} sh
+export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID='<key ID>'
+export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY='<application key>'
+export AWS_DEFAULT_REGION='<your region, e.g. us-west-2>'
+```
+````
+
+
 ### Requester Pays Bucket
 
 If the bucket you are accessing is a [Requester Pays](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/RequesterPaysBuckets.html) bucket, then set the below environment variable by providing a bucket name. If there are more than one requester pays bucket, provide each one separated by a comma.
@@ -87,25 +105,36 @@ export S3_CANNED_ACL='authenticated-read'
 ````
 
 ## Any S3 compatible object store
-For any S3 compatible object store such as [Cloudflare R2](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/r2/), [Coreweave](https://docs.coreweave.com/storage/object-storage), [Backblaze b2](https://www.backblaze.com/b2/cloud-storage.html), etc., setup your credentials as mentioned in the above `Amazon S3` section. The only difference is you must set your object store endpoint url. To do this, you need to set the ``S3_ENDPOINT_URL`` environment variable.
+For any S3 compatible object store such as [Cloudflare R2](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/r2/), [Coreweave](https://docs.coreweave.com/storage/object-storage), [Backblaze b2](https://www.backblaze.com/b2/cloud-storage.html), etc., set up your credentials as mentioned in the above `Amazon S3` section. Alternatively, you may use the `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID` and `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` environment variable names to specify your credentials, even though you are not using AWS. The only difference is that you must set your object store endpoint url. To do this, you need to set the ``S3_ENDPOINT_URL`` environment variable.
 
-Below is one such example, which sets a R2 `endpoint url` in your run environment.
+Below are the examples of setting an R2 or Backblaze `endpoint url` in your run environment.
 
 ```{note}
-Your endpoint url is `https://<accountid>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com`. The account ID can be retrieved through your [Cloudflare console](https://dash.cloudflare.com/).
+R2: Your endpoint url is `https://<accountid>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com`. The account ID can be retrieved through your [Cloudflare console](https://dash.cloudflare.com/).
+Backblaze: Your endpoint url is 'https://s3.<your region>.backblazeb2.com'. The region can be retrieved through your [Backblaze console](https://secure.backblaze.com/b2_buckets.htm).
 ```
 
 ````{tabs}
 ```{code-tab} py
 import os
+# If using R2
 os.environ['S3_ENDPOINT_URL'] = 'https://<accountid>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com'
+# If using Backblaze
+os.environ['S3_ENDPOINT_URL'] = 'https://s3.<your region>.backblazeb2.com'
 ```
 
 ```{code-tab} sh
+# If using R2
 export S3_ENDPOINT_URL='https://<accountid>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com'
+# If using Backblaze
+export S3_ENDPOINT_URL='https://s3.<your region>.backblazeb2.com'
 ```
 ````
 
+
+Note that even with S3 compatible object stores, URLs should be of the form `s3://<bucket name>/<path within the bucket>` and use the `s3://` path prefix, instead of `<endpoint url>/<bucket name>/<path within the bucket>`.
+
+
 ## Google Cloud Storage
 
 ### MosaicML platform