Store and Retrieve a File

with Amazon S3

Introduction

This step-by-footstep tutorial volition help you lot store your files in the cloud using Amazon Unproblematic Storage Solution (S3). Amazon S3 is a service that enables you to shop your data (referred to as objects) in at massive scale. In this tutorial, you will create an Amazon S3 bucket, upload a file, retrieve the file and delete the file.

This tutorial is doable inside the AWS Free Tier.

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Implementation

  • Enter the Amazon S3 Console

    When yous click here, the AWS Management Panel will open in a new browser window, and then you can go along this step-past-stride guide open.  When the screen loads, enter your user name and countersign to get started. Then type S3 in the search bar and select S3 to open the console.

    AWS Management Console

  • Create an S3 Bucket

    In this pace, you volition create an Amazon S3 bucket. A saucepan is the container you shop your files in.

    a.  In the S3 dashboard, click Create Saucepan.

    If this is the first fourth dimension you have created a bucket, you will see a screen that looks similar the image pictured here.

    If you have already created S3 buckets, your S3 dashboard will list all the buckets you accept created.

    Create S3 bucket

    b. Enter a bucket name. Bucket names must be unique across all existing bucket names in Amazon S3. There are a number of other restrictions on S3 saucepan names equally well. And so select a region to create your saucepan in.

    Select Side by side.

    Enter bucket name

    S3 bucket options

    d. You accept the ability to prepare permission settings for your S3 bucket. Leave the default values and selectNext.

    S3 bucket permission settings

    due east.  Review your configuration settings and select Create bucket.

    S3 bucket configuration settings

  • Upload a File

    In this step, y'all volition upload a file to your new Amazon S3 saucepan.

    a.  You volition run into your new bucket in the S3 console. Click on your bucket's name to navigate to the bucket.

    Click on your bucket’s name to navigate to the bucket

    b.  You are in your saucepan's home folio. Select Upload.

    Select upload

    c. To select a file to upload, either click Add files and select a sample file that you would like to store OR Drag and Drop a file on the upload box. Select Next subsequently you have selected a file to upload.

    Upload a file

    d. Yous have the ability to set permission settings on your object. For this tutorial, leave the default values and select Next.

    Set permission settings

    e. You lot have the ability to gear up property settings like storage grade, encryption, and metadata with your object. Leave the default values and select Adjacent.

    Property settings

    f. Review your configurations and select Upload. Y'all will encounter your object in your bucket's home screen.

    Review configurations and select upload

  • Retrieve the Object

    In this step, you will download the file from your Amazon S3 bucket.

    a. Select the checkbox next to the file you would like to download, so select Download.

    Select the checkbox next to the file you would like to download, then select Download

  • Delete the Object and Bucket

    Y'all tin can hands delete your object and bucket from the Amazon S3 console. In fact, information technology is a best practice to delete resources you are no longer using so you don't keep getting charged for them.

    a. You will first delete your object. Select the checkbox next to the file yous want to delete and select More > Delete.

    Delete your object

    b.  Review and confirm the object you want to delete. Select Delete.

    Review and confirm the object you want to delete

    c. Click on Amazon S3 to view all your buckets in the region.

    Click on Amazon S3 to view all your buckets in the region

    d. Click to the right of the bucket proper name of the bucket you created to selected it, then click Delete. Blazon in the name of your bucket and click Ostend.

    Delete bucket

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Congratulations!

Y'all have backed upwardly your get-go file to the cloud past creating an Amazon S3 bucket and uploading your file as an S3 object. Amazon S3 is designed for 99.999999999% immovability to assistance ensure that your information is always available when y'all want it. You've also learned how to retrieve your backed up file and how to delete the file and saucepan.