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S3 WebsitesΒΆ

  • S3 can host static websites and have them accessible on the web

  • The website URL will be:

    • .s3-website-.amazonaws.com OR
    • .s3-website..amazonaws.com

  • If you get a 403 (Forbidden) error, make sure the bucket policy allows public reads!

We can upload a new index.html file with the following content:

<html>
    <head>
        <title>My First Webpage</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <h1>Hello World!</h1>
    </body>
</html>

And an error.html

<h1>Oh oh, there was an error!</h1>

Now we can go to the properties and enable static website hosting:

In the properties we will be able to view the endpoint now:

If we open it up:

This is due to the fact that the bucket is not public:

{
  "Id": "Policy1644471095712",
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "Stmt1644471094609",
      "Action": [
        "s3:GetObject"
      ],
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::demo-dave-s3-bucket/*",
      "Principal": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Now, if we refresh the page:

If we open up a path that doesn't exist: