Create S3 Bucket on AWS

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From: Set up file and image uploads to S3 - sysadmin - Discourse Meta

Go to S3 and click on Create bucket , then fill out the Bucket name . Click the ACLs Enabled box.

  • Uncheck Block all public access
  • check Block public access to buckets and objects granted through new public bucket or access point policies
  • check Block public and cross-account access to buckets and objects through any public bucket or access point policies

access the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) console and create a new policy (or use that direct link). Click the json tab and paste the following:

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
               "s3:List*",
               "s3:Get*",
               "s3:AbortMultipartUpload",
               "s3:DeleteObject",
               "s3:PutObject",
               "s3:PutObjectAcl",
               "s3:PutObjectVersionAcl",
               "s3:PutLifecycleConfiguration",
               "s3:CreateBucket",
               "s3:PutBucketCORS"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:s3:::=BUCKETNAME=",
        "arn:aws:s3:::=BUCKETNAME=/*"
      ]
    },
    {
       "Effect": "Allow",
       "Action": [
           "s3:ListAllMyBuckets",
           "s3:ListBucket"
       ],
       "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Policy name

=BUCKETNAME=

Description

=BUCKETNAME= discourse bucket

Now go to users tab and add a user

  • Check the Access key - Programmatic access box and click next, and then Attach existing policies directly and select =BUCKETNAME= or whatever you named the policy above.

Add ENVs to inventory

          discourse_extra_envs:
            - "DISCOURSE_USE_S3: true"
            - "DISCOURSE_S3_REGION: '=REGION='"
            - "DISCOURSE_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID: '=ACCESS_KEY='"
            - "DISCOURSE_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: '=SECRET='"
            - "DISCOURSE_S3_CDN_URL: 'https://=BUCKETNAME=-s3.bcnd.literatehosting.com.'"
            - "DISCOURSE_S3_BUCKET: '=BUCKETNAME='"
            - "DISCOURSE_S3_BACKUP_BUCKET: '=BUCKETNAME=/backups'"
            - "DISCOURSE_BACKUP_LOCATION: 's3'"
            - "DISCOURSE_MAXIMUM_BACKUPS: 14"
            - "DISCOURSE_BACKUP_FREQUENCY: 1"
            - "DISCOURSE_AUTOMATIC_BACKUPS_ENABLED: true"


env:
  DISCOURSE_USE_S3: true
  DISCOURSE_S3_REGION: '=REGION='
  DISCOURSE_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID: '=ACCESS_KEY='
  DISCOURSE_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: '=SECRET='
  DISCOURSE_S3_CDN_URL: 'https://=BUCKETNAME=-s3.bcnd.literatehosting.com.'
  DISCOURSE_S3_BUCKET: '=BUCKETNAME='
  DISCOURSE_S3_BACKUP_BUCKET: '=BUCKETNAME=/backups'
  DISCOURSE_BACKUP_LOCATION: 's3'
  DISCOURSE_MAXIMUM_BACKUPS: 14
  DISCOURSE_BACKUP_FREQUENCY: 1
  DISCOURSE_AUTOMATIC_BACKUPS_ENABLED: true