What is S3 in AWS? How to Create an S3 Bucket?

Simple Storage Service (S3) is a structure that enables easy storage of all types of data on the internet. It operates as a serverless service, meaning we don’t need to concern ourselves with the underlying processes. Our goal is solely to create a structure called a bucket, transfer our data into it, and store it there. There is no storage limit in a bucket; its size increases as we add data.

Creating an S3 Bucket in AWS:

1. After logging into the AWS Management Console with your account, click on S3 from the Storage section.
2. In the S3 Console, click on “Create Folder” or “Bir Klasör Oluşturun” if the menu is in Turkish.

On the next screen:

1. Fill in options such as AWS region and folder name. You can choose the AWS region you prefer. The S3 console defaults to the global setting, but you can adjust it based on your desired region. Keep in mind that this might involve additional costs. Since my account is on the free tier, I will leave it as global and set the AWS region to “Europe (Stockholm) eu-north-1” for testing purposes. You can give the folder name as you like.
2. You can leave other settings as default. We will cover details in future discussions.
3. Click on “Create Folder” complete the process.

Your created bucket will be displayed in the panel as shown below. Click on its name to enter the bucket.

As seen, the AWS region is selected as we configured it. In the access section, you can see that the bucket is private, meaning it is only accessible to us. You can adjust the access as desired.

Within your S3 bucket, you can manage your data by deleting or downloading it as needed. Instead of completely deleting a bucket, you can create a new one in the same way.