--- title: "How To Create a AWS S3 Bucket Using AWS CLI" description: "In this post, I will show you how to create a AWS S3 bucket using AWS CLI." author: "Mohammad Abu Mattar" canonical: https://mkabumattar.com/blog/post/how-to-create-a-aws-s3-bucket-using-aws-cli --- # How To Create a AWS S3 Bucket Using AWS CLI ## Introduction In this post, I will show you how to create an AWS S3 bucket using AWS CLI. ## Prerequisites You need to have: - AWS CLI installed and configured - AWS S3 bucket name ## AWS S3 bucket ### Step 1: create an AWS S3 bucket To create an AWS S3 bucket, run the following command: ```shell aws s3 mb s3:// ``` Explanation: - `aws s3 mb` - Create a bucket - `s3://` - Bucket name - The bucket name must be unique across all existing bucket names in Amazon S3. - You can use the `--region` option to specify the region where the bucket will be created. ### Step 2: list AWS S3 buckets To list all AWS S3 buckets, run the following command: ```shell aws s3 ls ``` Explanation: - `aws s3 ls` - List all buckets ### Step 3: upload a file to an AWS S3 bucket To upload a file to an AWS S3 bucket, run the following command: ```shell aws s3 cp s3:// ``` Explanation: - `aws s3 cp` - Copy an object - `` - File path in your local machine - `s3://` - Bucket name where the file will be uploaded ### Step 4: download a file from an AWS S3 bucket To download a file from an AWS S3 bucket, run the following command: ```shell aws s3 cp s3:/// ``` Explanation: - `aws s3 cp` - Copy an object - `s3:///` - Bucket name and file name where the file will be downloaded from - `` - File path in your local machine ### Step 5: sync a local directory with an AWS S3 bucket To sync a local directory with an AWS S3 bucket, run the following command: ```shell aws s3 sync s3:// ``` Explanation: - `aws s3 sync` - Sync a local directory with an S3 bucket - `` - Local directory path in your local machine - `s3://` - Bucket name that the local directory will be synced to ### Step 6: sync an AWS S3 bucket with a local directory To sync an AWS S3 bucket with a local directory, run the following command: ```shell aws s3 sync s3:// ``` Explanation: - `aws s3 sync` - Sync an S3 bucket with a local directory - `s3://` - Bucket name that will be synced to the local directory - `` - Local directory path in your local machine ### Step 7: list files in an AWS S3 bucket To list all files in an AWS S3 bucket, run the following command: ```shell aws s3 ls s3:// ``` Explanation: - `aws s3 ls` - List all objects in a bucket - `s3://` - Bucket name ### Step 8: move a file in an AWS S3 bucket To move a file in an AWS S3 bucket, run the following command: ```shell aws s3 mv s3:/// s3:/// ``` Explanation: - `aws s3 mv` - Move an object - `s3:///` - Bucket name and file name where the file will be moved from - `s3:///` - Bucket name and new file name where the file will be moved to ### Step 9: presign a URL for an AWS S3 bucket To presign a URL for an AWS S3 bucket, run the following command: ```shell aws s3 presign s3:/// ``` Explanation: - `aws s3 presign` - Generate a presigned URL for an Amazon S3 object or a bucket - `s3:///` - Bucket name and file name where the file will be presigned - You can use the `--expires-in` option to specify the number of seconds before the presigned URL expires. - You can use the `--region` option to specify the region where the bucket is located. ### Step 10: delete a file from an AWS S3 bucket To delete a file from an AWS S3 bucket, run the following command: ```shell aws s3 rm s3:/// ``` Explanation: - `aws s3 rm` - Remove an object - `s3:///` - Bucket name and file name where the file will be deleted from ### Step 11: delete an AWS S3 bucket To delete an AWS S3 bucket, run the following command: ```shell aws s3 rb s3:// ``` Explanation: - `aws s3 rb` - Remove a bucket - `s3://` - Bucket name - You can use the `--force` option to delete a non-empty bucket. - You can use the `--region` option to specify the region where the bucket is located. ### Step 12: static website hosting To host a static website on an AWS S3 bucket, run the following command: ```shell aws s3 website s3:// --index-document --error-document ``` Explanation: - `aws s3 website` - Set the configuration of a bucket for website hosting - `s3://` - Bucket name - `--index-document` - The name of the index document (for example, index.html) - `--error-document` - The name of the error document (for example, error.html) - You can use the `--region` option to specify the region where the bucket is located. ## Conclusion In this tutorial, you learned how to use the AWS CLI to manage AWS S3 buckets. You also learned how to upload, download, sync, list, move, presign, and delete files in AWS S3 buckets. ## References - [Amazon S3 User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/Welcome.html) - [AWS CLI Command Reference - s3](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/s3/index.html) - [AWS CLI Command Reference - s3api](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/s3api/index.html) (for more granular S3 operations) - [Working with Amazon S3 Buckets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/UsingBucket.html) - [Uploading Objects to Amazon S3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/UploadingObjects.html) - [Downloading an Object from Amazon S3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/download-objects.html) - [Syncing Folders with Amazon S3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-services-s3-commands.html#using-s3-commands-managing-objects-sync) - [Listing Keys in an Amazon S3 Bucket](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/ListingKeysUsingAPIs.html) - [Generating a Presigned URL for an S3 Object](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/ShareObjectPreSignedURL.html) - [Deleting Objects from Amazon S3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/DeletingObjects.html) - [Deleting an S3 Bucket](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/delete-bucket.html) - [Hosting a Static Website on Amazon S3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/WebsiteHosting.html) - [AWS CLI User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-welcome.html) - [Bucket Naming Rules - Amazon S3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/bucketnamingrules.html)