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AWS with S3

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S3 Buckets

5:42 with David Baumgold

Now that you have an AWS account, let's start exploring S3. In this video, we’ll learn about S3 buckets, and how to make one.

New Terms:

  • S3 bucket — A container that holds files in Amazon S3.

Bucket Requirements:

  • Every file in S3 must be stored in a bucket, so you need at least one bucket before you can store files in S3.
  • You can have up to 100 buckets at once. You can create and delete as many buckets as you want, as long as you never have more than 100 at the same time.
  • You must specify a region when you create a bucket. A bucket that is geographically closer to you will be slightly faster than a bucket that is farther away. Different regions have slightly different prices.
  • You must specify a name for your bucket, which has its own set of requirements.

Bucket Name Requirements:

  • Between 3 and 63 characters long
  • Lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens, and periods only
  • No uppercase letters, no spaces, no special characters
  • Cannot start or end with a hyphen or a period
  • Cannot have two periods next to each other
  • Must be different from any other bucket name in all of S3

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    services in AWS, Amazon S3, used for storing and retrieving files. 0:00
    Files in S3 are stored inside of something called a bucket, 0:00
    which is a new concept that requires a bit of explanation. 0:03
    A lot of people use S3 for storage, files are constantly being uploaded and 0:06
    downloaded all over the world, and 0:10
    everyone using it expects to see their files and no one else's. 0:12
    Can you imagine how embarrassing it would be if you uploaded some 0:16
    private pictures to S3 and someone else was able to see them? 0:19
    Fortunately, it doesn't work that way, all the files in S3 are divided into buckets, 0:22
    and you can only see the files in your own bucket. 0:27

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