Amazon S3

Learn how to configure a connection to Amazon S3 with Couchdrop

Introduction

Connecting Couchdrop to an Amazon S3 bucket is done using an IAM keyset. It can be completed in a few minutes if you have the right access in AWS.

Requirements

To connect to Amazon S3 in Couchdrop you will need:

• An S3 Bucket already configured

• An AWS IAM Key

• An AWS IAM Secret

• The AWS region

• The IAM role must have adequate access to S3 and the targeted bucket

Configuration Steps

1. Log in to Couchdrop and add a new storage connection

2. Select Amazon S3 from the list of available connections

3. Provide the details above

4. Click Test Connection

5. Select a subfolder or bucket in S3 from the browser

6. Click Save Settings