Learn to host a website on Amazon S3 without getting Messy
In this blog, we will discuss a practical approach for hosting a website on S3 without getting lost in the sea. In 5 easy steps, you can successfully launch a website on Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) successfully.
Name the S3 Bucket
Before you start hosting a website on S3, you need a bucket first. Make sure that the bucket has the same name as the domain name. If your website name is https://intertoons.com/ then the domain name would also be the same.
Configure the S3 Bucket
Turning on static website hosting for the S3 bucket is as simple as a few clicks in the AWS Console.
- In the AWS Console, go to the S3 option.
- Click into the bucket and browse the “Properties” Tab.
- Here, you can see the “static website hosting” option.
- Moving ahead, choose the “Use this bucket to host a website” option.
- Now, add “index.html” to access the Index file.
Now, you have configured the bucket for a static website hosting, got an S3 URL and it is even accessible to the world. In the next step, we will tell you how to provide a mapping from domain name to the S3 website URL so that users can quickly load your S3 website.
Add a CNAME record to the Bucket URL
To provide a mapping from domain name to the S3 website URL, you have to add a CNAME record within DNS records. There is not a single process to complete this step but it may vary based on your DNS provider.
Upload the Static Website
You have configured the S3 bucket, added a CNAME record and got the S3 URL? Awesome, it is the showtime now. You have to upload the static website to the newly configured S3 website bucket now. Here are a few steps on how to complete this process using the AWS Console.
- In the AWS Console, go to the S3 option.
- Click into the bucket and choose the “Upload” option.
- Drag or drop files or you can even add an entire static website directory.
- Click Next and add permissions.
- Click Next then Upload button in the end.
These are a few simple steps that can be converted to one command line operation with the help of experts
Make Validation
In the end, you just have to validate either static website is uploading from the S3 bucket successfully or not.
With these five easy steps, you can host a static website seamlessly without getting lost in the sea. The major benefits of this hosting are the low-cost operation, highly secure, easy to maintain or scale, etc.
