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title: "STEP 1: Create an S3 bucket"
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# STEP 1: Create an S3 bucket

The first step in this process is to create an S3 bucket if you haven't done so already.

**To create an S3 bucket:**

1. Open your [AWS Management Console](https://us-east-1.console.aws.amazon.com/console/home?region=us-east-1#) and then search for, and select **S3**. ![S3.png](https://cdn.document360.io/5f63f0e0-3c70-4d00-b623-82493be0bde5/Images/Documentation/S3%281%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T16%3A31%3A26Z&se=2026-10-15T17%3A31%3A26Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=fzHNx6Y0H7D8OmgfjpeCg%2Fcc9%2FBGcyd3FpqCLn%2FRXtw%3D)
2. Click **Create bucket** to open the bucket creation wizard. ![Create bucket.png](https://cdn.document360.io/5f63f0e0-3c70-4d00-b623-82493be0bde5/Images/Documentation/Create%20bucket.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T16%3A31%3A26Z&se=2026-10-15T17%3A31%3A26Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=fzHNx6Y0H7D8OmgfjpeCg%2Fcc9%2FBGcyd3FpqCLn%2FRXtw%3D)
3. Set a bucket name.
4. Under **AWS Region**, select your AWS region.
5. Continue filling in the fields according to your organization's cloud security policies.

📘 Bucket setup recommendations

We recommend using the following settings for the bucket:

- **Object Ownership** - ACLs Disabled
- **Bucket Public Access** - Keep as **Block all public access**
- **Bucket Versioning** - Enabled
- **Default Encryption** - Enabled - Amazon S3 Managed Keys

⚠️ **Attention**

Enabling encryption on the bucket with a customer managed key, will require the key to be included within the IAM policy in the next steps.