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A Programmer’s Guide to AWS S3

Become an AWS pro with this guide to AWS S3. Developed by AWS Solution Certified Architects, get hands-on experience with S3 features, security, and hosting static websites—no setup, no cleanup, no hassle.

Beginner

32 Lessons

1h 30min

Certificate of Completion

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This course includes

3 Cloud Labs

10 Playgrounds

Course Overview

What You'll Learn

Course Content

Apply Your Skills

Course Overview

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading provider of cloud computing services and hosting solutions. Among the vast number of services offered by AWS, the Simple Storage Service (S3) is one of the mostly widely used. This storage service offers high reliability, durability, scalability, and availability when compared to any other storage service. In this course, you’ll learn about AWS S3 and its features in detail. Not only will you learn how AWS S3 works, you’ll also get hands-on experience with AWS’ secu...Show More

What You'll Learn

Learn the AWS S3 fundamentals and features.

Learn how to perform operations on S3 using the console and the AWS CLI.

Dive into the details of security mechanisms provided by S3.

Host a static website using S3.

Learn S3 management and monitoring in detail.

Learn the AWS S3 fundamentals and features.

Course Content

Introduction

1 Lessons

Get familiar with AWS S3's features and hands-on implementation for all experience levels.

Introduction About This Course

Get Started with S3

6 Lessons

Look at the basics of AWS S3, including buckets, objects, storage classes, and pricing.

Introduction to Simple Storage Service

Understand Buckets

Understand Objects and Related Terminologies

Different Storage Classes in S3

S3 Pricing

Quiz: Get Started With S3

Work with S3

10 Lessons

Go hands-on with AWS S3 bucket creation, object management, permissions, and presigned URLs.

Understand Bucket Naming Rules

Create Our First Bucket

Upload an Object

Download, Move, and Delete Objects

Additional High-Level S3 Commands

Set up Bucket and Object Permissions

Understand Bucket Policies

Understand Access Control Lists

Presigned URLs

Quiz - Work With S3

Create an S3 Bucket

Cloud Lab

Static Web Hosting Using S3

5 Lessons

Apply your skills to host static websites on AWS S3 with custom configurations.

S3 URL Breakdown

Enable Static Web Hosting

Static Website Configuration Using the AWS CLI

Custom Error Document Configuration

Quiz: Static Web Hosting Using S3

Host a Static Website on S3

Cloud Lab

Manage and Monitor S3

8 Lessons

Take a closer look at monitoring, logging, and managing AWS S3 buckets efficiently.

Server Access Logging

Understand Lifecycle Rules

Configure Lifecycle Rules Using the AWS Console

Configure Lifecycle Rules Using the AWS CLI

CloudTrail Logging

S3 Monitoring Using CloudWatch

Work with S3 Event Notifications

Quiz: Manage and Monitor S3

Manage and Monitor S3

Cloud Lab

Appendix

1 Lessons

Install and configure the AWS CLI for cross-platform AWS service operations.

Install and Configure the AWS CLI

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Conclusion

1 Lessons

Master the steps to expand your AWS expertise beyond S3 and continue cloud learning.

Course Conclusion and Next Steps

Course Author

Raghav Aggarwal

Project

Manage AWS S3 Through CLI

beginner

30 min

Project

Manage AWS S3 Through CLI

Learn to create and manage S3 buckets using the AWS CLI for scalable object storage and data management.

beginner

30 mins

Cloud Lab

Configuring a Static Website with S3 and CloudFront

beginner

1 hour

Cloud Lab

Configuring a Static Website with S3 and CloudFront

Host a static website on AWS using S3 and CloudFront. Learn to create an S3 bucket, configure CloudFront, and manage permissions for seamless content delivery.

beginner

1 hour

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