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title: "STEP 4: Set up S3 streaming"
slug: "step-4-set-up-s3-streaming"
updated: 2025-03-04T16:03:03Z
published: 2025-03-04T16:03:03Z
canonical: "docs.hunters.ai/step-4-set-up-s3-streaming"
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# STEP 4: Set up S3 streaming

By default, Hunters is set up to sync data from your bucket on a periodic basis. However, some data sources support the ability to stream data continuously for a more seamless pipeline.

At the end of this tutorial, you'll have set up S3 streaming, so data is sent from your bucket to Hunters in real time.

You can choose **ONE** of the following methods to configure S3 streaming:

- [OPTION 1: Setup streaming using SQS](/v1/docs/option-1-setup-streaming-using-sqs)
- [OPTION 2: Set up streaming using SNS](/v1/docs/option-2-setup-streaming-using-sns)

          📘 Which method should I choose?

          

Setting up a direct SQS event notification is relevant to organizations that don't have any other conflicting services subscribed to event notifications on the relevant buckets.

If you have other services subscribed to event notifications on the relevant bucket, use [OPTION 2: Set up streaming using SNS](https://docs.hunters.ai/hunters/docs/step-4-set-up-s3-streaming#option-2-set-up-streaming-using-sns).