Storing Files in AWS S3

Setup your bucket and permission

1. Log into your AWS account or create a new one

2. Head to the S3 service and choose Create Bucket

3. Fill out a unique Bucket Name (also it should not contain any period '.' for directAccess to work) and click Create (all other defaults are OK)

4. Now head to the Identity and Access Management (IAM) service

5. Click the Users tab, then Create New User

6. Fill out at least one user name and make sure Generate an access key for each user is selected before clicking Create

7. Make sure to Download Credentials on the next screen

8. Now select the Policies tab, then Create Policy

9. Select Create Your Own Policy, fill out a Policy Name

10. Copy the following config in Policy Document, changing BUCKET_NAME for the name of the bucket you created earlier. (note: this is a little more permissive than we need, but it works for now)

    {
        "Version": "2012-10-17",
        "Statement": [
            {
                "Effect": "Allow",
                "Action": [
                    "s3:*"
                ],
                "Resource": [
                    "arn:aws:s3:::BUCKET_NAME/*"
                ]
            }
         ]
     }

11. Make sure to Validate Policy first, then click Create Policy

12. Go back to the Users tab and select the user you created earlier

13. In Permissions, select Attach Policy and find the policy we just created to attach it