How to create an S3 (Simple Storage Service) bucket in Amazon Web Service (AWS

What is AWS S3 (Simple Storage Service)?

Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is a scalable object storage service provided by AWS. It’s designed to store and retrieve any amount of data at any time, from anywhere on the web. S3 is commonly used for a wide variety of use cases, including:
– Storing static files for websites (images, videos, documents).
– Backing up and archiving data.
– Storing log files.
– Hosting static websites.
– Serving media content like audio and video.
– Data lakes and big data storage……..

Steps to create AWS S3 Bucket:

1. Log in to AWS Console: Go to the AWS Management Console, and sign in to your account.

2. Navigate to S3: In the AWS Console, search for “S3” in the search bar and click on the “S3” service link.

3. Create Bucket: Once you’re in the S3 dashboard, click the “Create bucket” button. This will take you to a page where you can define your bucket’s configuration.

4. Bucket name: Give a bucket name for example myapp-db-backup

5. Keep Object Ownership to default

6. Public Access: You can block or enable public access. Public access is required when you want items inside the S3 bucket to be publicly accessible. For private use like database back up we can block the public access.

7. Keep Bucket Versioning to default.

8. Tags: Tags are optional but they are useful when organizing many buckets. We can group similar buckets under same tag name

9. Keep encryption to default.

10. Finally click Create Bucket button.