Instructions for creating S3 Bucket and getting Access Key on AWS

When you need to store files on the cloud instead of on the internal server, Amazon S3 is a popular choice thanks to high reliability, fast speed, and flexible expansion.

In this article, I will guide you step by step to:

• Create S3 Bucket
• Get Access Key and Secret Key
• Basic right configuration for application can access S3

I. Login AWS and access S3 service

First, access https://aws.amazon.com/ And log in with your AWS account. From the management page, search “S3” and choose the S3 Service.

II. Create new bucket s3

Click the Create Bucket button

• Enter the bucket name, for example: laravel-file-upload-series.
• In the Block Public Access section, if you want the file to be openly accessed:
  • Select “Block All Public Access”
  • Confirm by ticking into the confirmation box
• Click Create Bucket

The new Bucket has been successfully created. You need to save information bucket name laravel-file-upload-series and AWS Region ap-southeast-1 To declare in applications need access to Amazon S3.

III. Create Access Key to connect from the application

1. Access IAM

From the service menu, find and choose IAM

2. Create a new user

Visit the Users, click on the Create User button to create a new account

Enter the name user and click Next

Select Attach Policies Directly, find S3 and tick to select Amazons3fullaccess (full access to S3 service). Click Next

Press the Create User button to complete the new user creation.

3. Create Access Key

After creating a new user, click the view button

Click Create Access Key

Select any Use case and tick the confirmation in the Confirmation section. Then click Next

Enter the caption (not required) and click Create Access Key.

Access Key with Secret Access Key will be displayed only once, you cannot review after exit. You need to save this parameter or click the download button .csv file to download. Click Done to complete.

Note: Absolutely do not share the Access Key / Serect Access Key publicly or commit on github.

IV. Information to remember

The information you need to keep in mind to configure in applications that need to be linked to S3

V. Connect with AWS CLI

I will test connection with S3 with Access Key just created through AWS Cli tool

Install AWS Cli by Homebrew (on MacOS)

brew install awscliCode language: Nginx (nginx)

Or install by NPM

npm install awscliCode language: Nginx (nginx)

Check the AWSCLI re -installed successfully not equal to the command

aws --versionCode language: Nginx (nginx)

The number configuration for AWSCLI

aws configureCode language: Nginx (nginx)

Enter the necessary information: Access Key ID / Secret Access Key / Region Name

AWS Access Key ID (None): A*****************4
AWS Secret Access Key (None): X**************************r
Default region name (None): ap-southeast-1
Default output format (None):Code language: Markdown (markdown)

See the list of s3 bucket

aws s3 lsCode language: Nginx (nginx)

The list of S3 Bucket created will appear here.

Vi. Conclusion

In this article, I shared how:

• One S3 bucket On AWS to store files
• Basic access configuration to allow the application to use bucket
• Create Access Key and Secret Key For applications (like Laravel) can connect to Amazon S3 via API

These are the steps to set up the platform, extremely important before you deploy the function Upload files to Amazon S3 In any web or Mobile application.