AWS S3 Quick Start Guide

AWS S3 Quick Start Guide

5-Minute Setup

1️⃣ Create IAM User

Go to AWS IAM Console → Users → Create user

• Name: pillar-s3-sync
• Do NOT enable console access
• Click Next: Permissions

2️⃣ Attach Read-Only Policy

• Select Attach policies directly
• Click Create policy (opens new tab)
• Use JSON tab and paste this (replace YOUR-BUCKET-NAME):

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": ["s3:ListBucket", "s3:GetObject"],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:s3:::YOUR-BUCKET-NAME",
        "arn:aws:s3:::YOUR-BUCKET-NAME/*"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

• Name it pillar-s3-read-policy → Create policy
• Return to user tab, refresh, and select your new policy
• Complete user creation

3️⃣ Create Access Keys

Go to IAM Users → Click your user → Security credentials tab

• Click Create access key
• Select Third-party service → Next → Create
• Copy Access Key ID and Secret Access Key
• ⚠️ Download the .csv file - you can’t view the secret again!

4️⃣ Connect in Pillar

Enter your credentials:

• Bucket Name: Your S3 bucket (e.g., my-docs)
• Region: e.g., us-east-1
• Access Key ID: From step 3
• Secret Access Key: From step 3

✅ Test & Create!

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