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S3 In AWS

In this article, we will discuss S3 in AWS.

What Does S3 Stand For?

S3 stands for Simple Storage Service. This service provides storage for data and objects.

Data Temperature

Data temperature is the categorization of data based on how frequently the data is accessed. Data is categorized into 4 categories: -

Hot Data
Warm Data
Cold Data
Archive Data

Object Storage Vs Block Storage

Object storage and block storage are both storage services. The main difference is: -

Object storage is immutable whereas block storage is mutable
Storing a video file is an example of object storage whereas storing a text file is an example of block storage
Object storage uses HTTP protocol whereas block storage uses a native protocol

Other Points Regarding S3

You cannot store a file of more than 5 TB in S3
You can store 100 or more files of 4.9 TB
S3 is 99.999999999% reliable. It means that there is less chance for data to be lost
S3 is 99.99% available
Once the S3 is created, the data never goes out of the region
The S3 creates 6 copies of data across multiple Availability Zones in the same region

How To Create A S3?

To create S3, search for the word s3 in the search box. Click on the S3 service from the search result.

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On the S3 screen, click on the Create bucket button.

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In the Create bucket screen, enter the Bucket name.

Please note that the name should be unique globally.

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Scroll down and click on the Create bucket to create the S3 bucket.

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Upload An Object

To upload an object in the S3 bucket, go to the Objects tab in the detail screen of the S3 bucket.

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Click on the Upload button. The upload screen will appear.

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Click on the Add files button. A popup window will appear to select the file. Once you select the file, it appears in the Files and folders section of the upload section.

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Click on the Upload button to complete the upload. The file is uploaded.

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Object URL

Object URL is used for accessing an S3 object on the browser. The format of the object URL is: -

https://<bucket_name>.S3.<region>.amazonaws.com/<key>

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Is S3 Serverless?

Yes, S3 is serverless as you do not need to manage or patch servers that store the contents of the S3 bucket.

Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Updated On -	Tuesday, August 2, 2022

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