Manage S3 buckets with versioning, encryption, access control, lifecycle policies, and replication. Use for object storage, static sites, and data lakes.

AWS S3 Management Table of Contents [Overview]( overview) [When to Use]( when to use) [Quick Start]( quick start) [Reference Guides]( reference guides) [Best Practices]( best practices) Overview Amazon S3 provides secure, durable, and highly scalable object storage. Manage buckets with encryption, versioning, access controls, lifecycle policies, and cross region replication for reliable data storage and retrieval. When to Use Static website hosting Data backup and archival Media library and CDN origin Data lake and analytics Log storage and analysis Application asset storage Disaster recovery Data sharing and collaboration Quick Start Minimal working example: Reference Guides Detailed implementations in the references/ directory: Guide Contents [S3 Bucket Creation and Configuration with AWS CLI](references/s3 bucket creation and configuration with aws cli.md) S3 Bucket Creation and Configuration with AWS CLI [S3 Lifecycle Policy Configuration](references/s3 lifecycle policy configuration.md) S3 Lifecycle Policy Configuration [Terraform S3 Configuration](references/terraform s3 configuration.md) Terraform S3 Configuration [S3 Access with Presigned URLs](references/s3 access with presigned urls.md) S3 Access with Presigned URLs Best Practices ✅ DO Enable versioning for important data Use server side encryption Block public access by default Implement lifecycle policies Enable logging and monitoring Use bucket policies for access control Enable MFA delete for critical buckets Use IAM roles instead of access keys Implement cross region replication ❌ DON'T Make buckets publicly accessible Store sensitive credentials Ignore CloudTrail logging Use overly permissive policies Forget to set lifecycle rules Ignore encryption requirements

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