--- title: Day 7/30: Amazon S3 is not just a very large folder description: A brief beginner-oriented overview of Amazon S3, explaining that it stores files as objects in buckets and is used for documents, images, backups, and static... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/day-7-30-amazon-s3-is-not-just-a-very-large-folder-2exu9ghzg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Day 7/30: Amazon S3 is not just a very large folder | daily.dev og:description: A brief beginner-oriented overview of Amazon S3, explaining that it stores files as objects in buckets and is used for documents, images, backups, and static... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/day-7-30-amazon-s3-is-not-just-a-very-large-folder-2exu9ghzg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/2eXu9Ghzg.png og:image:alt: Day 7/30: Amazon S3 is not just a very large folder og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Day 7/30: Amazon S3 is not just a very large folder **[Ezile Mdodana](https://daily.dev/sources/7vb9selrkhohgnzepmfvq)** · [@ezilemdodana](https://daily.dev/ezilemdodana) · 1 min read · 27 upvotes · 6 comments ## Summary A brief beginner-oriented overview of Amazon S3, explaining that it stores files as objects in buckets and is used for documents, images, backups, and static websites. The key takeaway is a security reminder: buckets should not be made public unless there is a clear reason for everyone on the internet to access the content. ## Content S3 stores files as objects inside buckets. It is commonly used for documents, images, videos, backups, logs and static website files. It is highly scalable, but permissions still matter. Before making a bucket public, ask: “Should everybody on the internet be able to see this?” If the answer is no, step away from the public-access settings. S3 can store almost anything. That does not mean almost everyone should access it.  #AWSWithoutTheFluff #AmazonS3 #CloudSecurity ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@fahimahammed** · 1 upvotes > That's a great reminder. **@deepjoshi\_dev** · 1 upvotes > I have learnt it the hard way. **@cholexmax** · 1 upvotes > sure never gone make it public now in future ask always if it need or not **@ilijaveselinovic** · 1 upvotes > It's not a folder, it's a bucket xD > > Sorry, bad joke ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [What is AWS S3 and How I Used It — A Beginner’s Guide](https://daily.dev/posts/what-is-aws-s3-and-how-i-used-it-a-beginner-s-guide-xi5dsabct) · Faun · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [AWS Launches Amazon S3 Files: Bridging Object and File Storage](https://daily.dev/posts/aws-launches-amazon-s3-files-bridging-object-and-file-storage-eaqooxiev) · C\# Corner · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Hosting a Static Website Using Amazon S3](https://daily.dev/posts/hosting-a-static-website-using-amazon-s3-3na337wdi) · Medium · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [AWS Introduces S3 Files, Bringing File System Access to S3 Buckets](https://daily.dev/posts/aws-introduces-s3-files-bringing-file-system-access-to-s3-buckets-ptldece9l) · InfoQ · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [S3 is the new network: Rethinking data architecture for the cloud era](https://daily.dev/posts/s3-is-the-new-network-rethinking-data-architecture-for-the-cloud-era-ohp7udiqc) · The New Stack · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#aws](https://daily.dev/tags/aws), [#aws-s3](https://daily.dev/tags/aws-s3) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/day-7-30-amazon-s3-is-not-just-a-very-large-folder-2exu9ghzg) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/day-7-30-amazon-s3-is-not-just-a-very-large-folder-2exu9ghzg","headline":"Day 7/30: Amazon S3 is not just a very large folder","text":"A brief beginner-oriented overview of Amazon S3, explaining that it stores files as objects in buckets and is used for documents, images, backups, and static websites. 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