Welcome to the Amazon S3 tutorial! S3 (Simple Storage Service) is a scalable object storage service by AWS that allows you to store and retrieve any amount of data. Let's walk through the basics.

📦 Step-by-Step Guide

1. Install AWS CLI

  • Download and install the AWS Command Line Interface for your OS.
  • Configure your credentials using aws configure:
    AWS Access Key ID: YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
AWS Secret Access Key: YOUR_SECRET_KEY
Default region: us-east-1
Default output format: json

2. Create an S3 Bucket

  • Use the CLI to create a bucket:
    aws s3api create-bucket --bucket my-unique-bucket-name --region us-east-1
  • 📌 Note: Bucket names must be globally unique.

3. Upload Files

  • Upload a file with:
    aws s3 cp local-file.txt s3://my-unique-bucket-name/
  • You can also use aws s3 sync for directory synchronization.

4. Download Files

  • Retrieve files using:
    aws s3 cp s3://my-unique-bucket-name/remote-file.txt .

5. Delete Files

  • Remove files with:
    aws s3 rm s3://my-unique-bucket-name/remote-file.txt

📘 Expand Your Knowledge

For advanced features like versioning or IAM policies, check out our Advanced S3 Features Tutorial.

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