# How do I set up an Amazon S3 bucket?

**1. Sign up for an Amazon S3 Account**

To use S3 buckets, you will first need an Amazon S3 account. To sign up, go to the[S3 Service Page](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/) and click the "Get started with Amazon S3" button.

**2. Locate your credentials**

To locate the credentials for your account, you will need to:

* Go to the [AWS Management Console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/console/home)
* Hover over your company name in the top right menu and click "My Security Credentials"
* Scroll to the "Access Keys" section
* Click on "Create New Access Key"
* Take note of both the **Access Key ID** (`YOUR_AMAZON_S3_KEY`) and **Secret Access Key**(`YOUR_AMAZON_S3_SECRET`)

###### Important

For security reasons, we recommend setting up an IAM user with limited permissions as documented in [🤖/s3/store docs](/docs/robots/s3-store.md).

**3. Create a bucket**

To create an S3 bucket, use the [S3 Management Console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/s3/home)online, or use a local client that supports the S3 API. We recommend any of the following:

* OSX: [Transmit](https://panic.com/transmit/)
* Windows: [Cyberduck](https://cyberduck.io/)
* Linux: [AWS Command Line Interface](https://aws.amazon.com/cli/)

Make sure to take note of the name of your **Bucket Name** (`YOUR_AMAZON_S3_BUCKET`) after you create it.

**4. Use the bucket with Transloadit Templates**

Assuming you have signed up for Transloadit, proceed to[Template Credentials](/c/template-credentials/) then under "Adding new Credentials", select "Amazon S3" and input the relevant information from the earlier steps.

The following is an example of a simple Template for testing the connection to your S3 account.

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```json
{
  "steps": {
    ":original": {
      "robot": "/upload/handle"
    },
    "exported": {
      "robot": "/s3/store",
      "use": ":original",
      "credentials": "YOUR_S3_CREDENTIALS"
    }
  }
}

```

To see if it works, in the created Template's Testing section click "Toggle Testing Area" and upload an item.

### More

* For more details about Templates and security, see our[Template documentation](/docs/topics/templates.md).
* For more information on saving to S3, such as how to customize file names, see the[🤖/s3/store documentation](/docs/robots/s3-store.md).