How to setup Amazon S3?

Amazon S3 is an online storage facility. It is inexpensive, fast and easy to setup. Since it’s a service provided by e-commerce giant Amazon, you can be rest-assured that whatever you store at S3 is secure.

Benefits using Amazon S3

Better scalability
Amazon S3 uses cloud hosting and image serving that is relatively fast.

Paying for more than you actually use
Whether you are on shared hosting or a dedicated server, you pay a lump sum each month (or year) and the amount includes hard disk storage and bandwidth you might not fully use.

Store files online
Instead of backing up your files on your local computer or server, you can store them online, and you have the option to keep them private or make them public accessible. It’s entirely up to you.

Easier file retrieval and sharing
If you store your files online, you can access them anywhere as long as there is an Internet connection available.

Step—1 Create an Amazon Credential

  • Go to jCenter >> Tools >> Credentials

Click New to create your Amazon credential to connect to Amazon S3

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  • Fill in all the required fields, which are indicated by a red asterisk (*). Most of the options obtain a tooltip that will help you explain its usage.
  1. You can create different more buckets to separate your files like photos and files.
  2. You don't need to provide "Web Service URL".

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  • Click [ Save ] to save your changes.


Step—2 Setup Amazon S3 in jMarket

  • Go to jMaket >> Catalog >> Preferences
  • In the Item Tab, locate Photos and Media section and specify the location.
  • Click [ Save ] to save your changes.

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  • Tuesday, 12 February 2013