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(Created page with " =Create an IAM role= * Open IAM * Select Roles * Create Role * Select AWS service / EC2 * Search ''AmazonS3FullAccess'' ** Select it ** Add any other rights you need *** Remember only one IAM role can be bound to EC2 ** Click Next * Give it a name ** Click ''Create Role'' =Bind the Role to a EC2 Instance= * Open EC2 * Select the Instance ** Select Actions > Security > Change Security Groups. ** Connect the IAM role =Install Software= * Connect to the instance * Run...")
 
 
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  sudo mkdir /mnt/s3-bucket
  sudo mkdir /mnt/s3-bucket


*Mount the S3 bucket
=Test it=
sudo s3fs Flavell /mnt/s3-bucket -o iam_role=S3AccessForEC2 -o use_cache=/tmp -o allow_other -o uid=1001 -o mp_umask=002 -o multireq_max=5 -o use_path_request_style -o url=https://s3-{{aws_region}}.amazonaws.com
sudo s3fs ''''bucket_name'''' /mnt/s3-bucket -o iam_role=S3AccessForEC2 -o use_cache=/tmp -o allow_other -o uid=1001 -o mp_umask=002 -o multireq_max=5 -o use_path_request_style -o url=https://s3-'''aws_region'''.amazonaws.com  
 
==Debugging==
 
Add the lines
-o dbglevel=info -f -o curldbg
 
=Making it permanent=
 
Open FSTAB
 
sudo nano /etc/fstab
 
Add the lines
 
s3fs#''bucket_name'' /mnt/s3-bucket fuse _netdev,iam_role=S3AccessForEC2,allow_other 0 0


= References =
= References =


https://surajblog.medium.com/mount-aws-s3-bucket-on-amazon-ec2-9f18b48d4f04
https://surajblog.medium.com/mount-aws-s3-bucket-on-amazon-ec2-9f18b48d4f04

Latest revision as of 23:40, 9 March 2025

Create an IAM role

  • Open IAM
  • Select Roles
  • Create Role
  • Select AWS service / EC2
  • Search AmazonS3FullAccess
    • Select it
    • Add any other rights you need
      • Remember only one IAM role can be bound to EC2
    • Click Next
  • Give it a name
    • Click Create Role

Bind the Role to a EC2 Instance

  • Open EC2
  • Select the Instance
    • Select Actions > Security > Change Security Groups.
    • Connect the IAM role

Install Software

  • Connect to the instance
  • Run the commands
sudo apt-get update -y
sudo snap install aws-cli --classic
sudo apt-get install s3fs -y
  • Create a mount point
sudo mkdir /mnt/s3-bucket

Test it

sudo s3fs 'bucket_name' /mnt/s3-bucket -o iam_role=S3AccessForEC2 -o use_cache=/tmp -o allow_other -o uid=1001 -o mp_umask=002 -o multireq_max=5 -o use_path_request_style -o url=https://s3-aws_region.amazonaws.com

Debugging

Add the lines 

-o dbglevel=info -f -o curldbg

Making it permanent

Open FSTAB 

sudo nano /etc/fstab

Add the lines 

s3fs#bucket_name /mnt/s3-bucket fuse _netdev,iam_role=S3AccessForEC2,allow_other 0 0

References

https://surajblog.medium.com/mount-aws-s3-bucket-on-amazon-ec2-9f18b48d4f04

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