STEP 1: Create an S3 bucket

  • Updated on Mar 4, 2025
  • Published on Nov 17, 2024

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 and then search for, and select S3.
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  2. Click Create bucket to open the bucket creation wizard.
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  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.