How to Host Your Static Website on Amazon S3

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Amazon S3 is a great option for hosting static sites. This guide provides a quick step-by-step process to get your static website up and running on S3.

Steps to Host Your Site on Amazon S3

1. Log into AWS
   Open the Amazon S3 dashboard in your AWS Management Console.

2. Create Bucket
   Click “Create bucket”. Name your bucket runmore-test-site. Ensure 'Block all public access' is disabled to make your website publicly accessible.

3. Go Into Your Bucket
   Navigate to your newly created runmore-test-site bucket.

4. Upload Content
   Drag and drop your website files (like index.html) into the bucket or use the "Add files" option.

5. Open Permissions Tab
   Go to the “Permissions” tab in your bucket settings.

6. Edit Bucket Policy
   Click on “Bucket policy” and add the following policy to allow public access:

  {
      "Version": "2012-10-17",
      "Statement": [
          {
              "Effect": "Allow",
              "Principal": "*",
              "Action": "s3:GetObject",
              "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::runmore-test-site/*"
          }
      ]
  }

7. Vist Your Site Use the bucket’s public URL to access your site. This URL can be found in the bucket properties under “Static website hosting”.

   Your static website will now be live on Amazon S3. This setup provides a cost-effective solution for hosting websites that do not require server-side code.

Discover more at:

• Amazon Web Services: AWS Documentation

If you have any further questions, feel free to ask!