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    Exploring S3 Cross Region and Same Region Replication

    • Hafeez Baig |
    • 27 steps |
    • 2 minutes
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    Refer to the following guide to learn how to use IAM in the cloud\ <https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_IAM_User_and_User_Group_in_AWS_Management_Console__hWNiiXlcRJKFqYZZEJD-cg> Refer to this guide to learn how to create an S3 bucket\ <https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_S3_Bucket_and_Exploring_the_UI__0TFMdpbkQvS6jOisdkQjeA>

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    Sign in to **AWS Management Console** as an **IAM User** **Pre-requisite** - Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location\ For this guide, we will be using us-east-2 (Ohio) as a preferred choice

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    Type **S3** in the search bar and click on **S3** to view the **S3** Dashboard

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    **What is Amazon S3 in AWS?** Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is a scalable cloud storage service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It allows businesses and developers to store and retrieve virtually unlimited amounts of data over the internet.

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    **Amazon S3** dashboard will open, on the left bar click on the **Buckets**

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    **Buckets** wizard will open, on the right side click on the **Create bucket** button

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    **Create bucket** wizard will open,give the Bucket name as "**my-aws-replication-bucket**"

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    Scroll to the **Bucket Versioning** section and select the **Enable** radio button

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    Scroll the page and click on the **Create Bucket** Button

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    Successfully created bucket **my-aws-replication-bucket**

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    Congratulations on successfully creating a bucket for replication!

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    On the **Amazon S3** dashboard, click on the Name **my-aws-replication-bucket**

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    **my-aws-replication-bucket** wizard will open, click on the **Management** tab

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    Scroll to the **Replication rules** section and on the right side click on the **Create replication rule** button

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    **What is a Replication rule in S3?** A replication rule in Amazon S3 defines the configuration for replicating objects from one S3 bucket to another. This feature enables you to automatically copy objects across different AWS regions or within the same region for redundancy, compliance, or data sovereignty requirements.

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    **Create replication rule** wizard will open, on the alert click on the **Enable Bucket Versioning** button

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    give rule name as "**my-replication-rule**" in the text input field

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    Scroll to the **Prefix** section and type "**replication-bucket"** in the text input field

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    Scroll to the **Destination** section, select the option **Chose a bucket in this account** and click on the **Browse S3** button

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    **Choose a bucket** wizard will open, scroll to the **Buckets** section and select **my-aws-replication-bucket** which we created earlier for replication