AWS

How to Create an S3 Bucket

Create an S3 Bucket, Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) that provides durable, secure, and highly scalable object storage. To upload data such as documents photos and videos. First, we need to create a logical storage bucket in one of the AWS regions. Then we can easily upload any number of objects to it. Objects and buckets are resources; Amazon S3 provides both web console and APIs to manage them.

Create an S3 Bucket

To store backups in AWS S3 a new bucket must be created.

1- Once your account is set up login to your AWS console and select S3 from services menu.

aws services list

2- Click the Create Bucket button to create a new S3 bucket that will be used to protect backup data.

create amazon s3 bucket

3- Enter a Bucket name and then select Region.

s3 create bucket general configuration

4- Select Block all public access checkbox.

bucket settings for block access

5- Scroll down the window under the advanced settings Object Lock section. Select permanently allow objects in this bucket to be locked and then click next.

s3 bucket advanced settings object

6- To confirm the action enter enable in the field and click confirm.

permanently allow object

7- Click Create Bucket.

s3 bucket advanced settings object lock

8- The AWS S3 bucket has been created successfully and then Click the newly created bucket.

create amazon s3 bucket

If you would like to automatically protect object versions stored in the bucket, you must specify the retention period.

Enable bucket retention mode

9- Go to Properties tab.

aws s3 bucket properties

10- Under Advanced Settings click Object Lock.

aws s3 advanced settings

11- To apply regularly default bucket retention to stored object versions, identify the retention mode (enable governance mode or compliance mode) & the Retention period then click Save.

aws s3 advanced settings object lock

12- Enter confirm then click Confirm.

aws s3 confirm compliance mode

13- Now the bucket is secured against deletion and can’t be overwritten.

aws s3 bucket properties

AWS Access Key ID and Secret Access Key.

14- Select your account name and then select My Security Credentials.

create amazon s3 bucket

15- Select new secret key

aws create new access key

16- Here is the access key ID and secret access key.

aws create access key

Related: AWS S3 Object Lifecycle Management.

Please also read my article, How to Configure Network ACL in AWS.

Jamil Parvez

Jamil Pervez works as a Network Administrator, based in Kuwait with a Primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified MCSE, MCTP, MCITP, CCNP, CCIP, CCVP with 20 years of experience in administering Windows Servers, Exchange, VMWare, Veeam B&R, Veritas BackupExec.

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