AWS CLI: Sync files from workstation to s3 bucket

AWS CLI: Sync files from workstation to s3 bucket

Getting Started with AWS CLI (Command Line Interface)

1. Get your access key ID and secret access key
2. Check python (required 2.6.5+)

$ python --version

3. Download CLI via curl

$ mkdir AWSCLI
$ cd AWSCLI
$ curl "https://s3.amazonaws.com/aws-cli/awscli-bundle.zip" -o "awscli-bundle.zip"

4. Unzip the package

$ unzip awscli-bundle.zip

5. Run the executable

$ aws

A symlink aws is created.  So now, jsut use 'aws' in any directory

6. Test AWS CLI installation

$ aws help

7. Configure AWS CLI with your access key and secret access key

$ aws configure
AWS Access Key ID enter it e.g. ABST123...
AWS Secret Access Key enter it e.g. D0baowmd0wmdl...
Default region name - enter it e.g. us-west-1
Default output format [RETURN]

Note, if you want to change any of the above, just run $ aws configure again and it will present your previous settings

8. Sync data on workstation to s3 bucket

$ cd to directory of files

$ aws s3 sync . s3://nameOfBucket

* note - you can use aws configure to set the default region to your s3 bucket - allowing you to use the bucket name without appending the region name to it