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AWS S3 Configuration Guide ​

Service Overview ​

Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is Amazon Web Services' object storage service and the creator and standard definer of the S3 protocol.

Official Website: https://aws.amazon.com/s3/

Official Documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/s3/

Configuration Parameters ​

Endpoint ​

AWS S3 endpoint format:

https://s3.<region>.amazonaws.com

Special Cases:

  • The us-east-1 region can use https://s3.amazonaws.com

Region ​

Common Regions List:

Region CodeLocation
us-east-1US East (N. Virginia)
us-west-2US West (Oregon)
ap-northeast-1Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-southeast-1Asia Pacific (Singapore)
eu-west-1Europe (Ireland)
eu-central-1Europe (Frankfurt)

View complete regions list

Obtaining Access Keys ​

  1. Log into AWS Console

  2. Open IAM Service

    • Search for "IAM"
    • Click to enter Identity and Access Management console

  3. Create IAM User

    • Click "Users" → "Create user"
    • Enter username (e.g., s3-file-viewer-user)

  4. Set Permissions

    • Select "Attach policies directly"
    • Search and select AmazonS3FullAccess or AmazonS3ReadOnlyAccess

  5. Create Access Key

    • After user creation, enter user details page
    • "Security credentials" → "Create access key"
    • Select use case: "Third-party service"

  6. Save Keys

    • Access Key ID: Similar to AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
    • Secret Access Key: Similar to wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
    • ⚠️ Important: Secret Key is only shown once, save immediately

Configuration Examples ​

Basic Configuration ​

Connection Name: AWS S3 Production
Endpoint: https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
Access Key: AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
Secret Key: wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
Region: us-east-1

Different Region Configuration ​

Tokyo Region:

Connection Name: AWS S3 Tokyo
Endpoint: https://s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com
Access Key: AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
Secret Key: wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
Region: ap-northeast-1