Connecting to S3 Storage Using AWS CLI

S3 Storage is an object storage solution designed for storing any digital data, such as documents, images, videos, archives, and more. It uses an HTTP/HTTPS-based API to access data, which can be retrieved via unique URL addresses. Unlike traditional file systems, data in S3 is stored as independent objects with unique keys and metadata, rather than as files within a folder hierarchy.

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To install aws-cli on Linux, execute the following commands:

curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
unzip awscliv2.zip
sudo ./aws/install

Check the installation:

aws --version

Upon successful installation, you should see output similar to this:

aws-cli/2.27.45 Python/3.13.4 Linux/5.15.0-140-generic exe/x86_64.ubuntu.22

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To connect to S3 Storage, you need to configure AWS CLI using your access keys. This information can be found in the billing section of your order.

Run the configuration wizard:

aws configure

Enter the following details:

• AWS Access Key ID: Access Key ID.
• AWS Secret Access Key: Secret Access Key.
• Default region name: Enter the region where your bucket is hosted (e.g., us-east-1) (optional).
• Default output format: Choose json (recommended) or leave blank for the default value.

Add the endpoint for connecting to the storage in the .aws/config file:

endpoint_url = https://s3-storage-host
# Replace s3-storage-host with the server name from your order billing

The connection setup is now complete.

Useful Commands

List objects in the storage:

aws s3 ls s3://bucket-name

Copy a file from a local directory to the bucket:

aws s3 cp local_file s3://bucket-name

Download a file from the storage to your local computer:

aws s3 cp s3://bucket-name/file /path/to/local/directory

Synchronize a local directory with the storage:

aws s3 sync local_directory/ s3://bucket-name

Delete an object from the storage:

aws s3 rm s3://bucket-name/file

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