When you click here, the Amazon Web Services Management Console will open in a new browser window, so you can keep this step-by-step guide open.  When the screen loads, enter your user name and password to get started. Then type Amazon S3 in the search bar and select S3 to open the console.

a.  In the Amazon S3 dashboard, click Create Bucket.

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

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

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 Amazon S3 bucket names as well. Then select a region to create your bucket in.

Select Next.

 

c.  You have many useful options for your Amazon S3 bucket including Versioning, Server Access Logging, Tags, Object-level Logging and Default Encryption. We won't enable them for this tutorial. Select Next.

d. You have the ability to set permission settings for your Amazon S3 bucket. Leave the default values and select Next.

e.  Review your configuration settings and select Create bucket.

a.  You will see your new bucket in the Amazon S3 console. Click on your bucket’s name to navigate to the bucket.

b.  You are in your bucket’s home page. 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 after you have selected a file to upload.

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

e. You have the ability to set property settings like storage class, encryption, and metadata with your object. Leave the default values and select Next.

f. Review your configurations and select Upload. You will see your object in your bucket’s home screen.

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

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

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

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

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