# Amazon S3

### 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**


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