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Backing up your website is essential to ensure data security and disaster recovery. With ORIV hosting, you can leverage AWS S3 (Simple Storage Service) to store backups of your website efficiently. This guide will walk you through the process of setting up an AWS S3 bucket and configuring it for site backups in ORIV. Prerequisites Before proceeding, ensure you have:
  • An AWS account with S3 access.
  • An ORIV account with site backup features enabled.
  • Basic knowledge of AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management).
Note: To use AWS S3 bucket for site backup in ORIV, you need a few things in your hand while creating a bucket: Bucket Name, Access Key ID, Secret Key, Endpoint & Region*. Let’s collect all these following the guide below.*

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How to Create an S3 Bucket – Step By Step Guide

Setting up an AWS S3 bucket is easier than you think! This guide walks you through the process step by step.

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Create & Collect Access Key & Secret Access Key

Start with logging into your AWS account. Once you’re in, click on your profile placed in the top right corner & navigate to ‘Security Credentials’ from the dropdown options.
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On the resulting page, click on ‘Create Access Key’ & select ‘Other’ before clicking on ‘Next.’
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Now, describe the purpose of your access key & where it’ll be used further. A good description will help you rotate this access key confidently later. Click on the ‘Create access key’ to go to the next step.
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On the resulting page, you’ll find your ‘Access key’ & ‘Secret access key.’ Copy these keys and save them somewhere else. You’ll require these keys while configuring AWS S3 in ORIV. Finally, click on ‘Continue.’
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Now, follow the instructions as shown below. Initially, you may not find the S3 option the way it has been displayed below. All you have to do is type ‘S3’ on the top search bar.
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Create an S3 Bucket

The next step is creating the S3 Bucket. To do so, click on the ‘Create bucket’ & you’ll get a new page. Now, name your bucket, scroll down & click on ‘Create bucket.’ While naming the bucket, make sure your bucket name is globally unique.
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Up to this point, we have everything in our hands except the endpoint & region. To get these according to your region, follow this documentation. For this tutorial, the region was Asia Pacific (Sydney) & here’s the endpoint & region below.
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Now, let’s move on to the process of how you need to configure your bucket in ORIV.

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How to Configure AWS S3 Bucket for Site Backup in ORIV

Backing up your ORIV site has never been easier. Set up an AWS S3 bucket to store your data securely with this quick and easy guide.

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Step 1: Login to Your ORIV Dashboard

Start with logging into your ORIV dashboard. Navigate to your profile settings on the top right corner & click on ‘Team Settings.’
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Step 2: Add New Provider

From the resulting page, navigate to ‘Integrations’ → ‘Storage Provider’ & click on ‘Add New Provider’ to add the AWS S3 provider to your ORIV.
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Now select ‘Other’ & place all the things (Bucket Name, Access Key ID, Secret Key, Endpoint & Region)  that you’ve collected so far in the respective fields. Hit the ‘Submit’ button to finalize the configuration of the AWS S3 bucket for site backup in ORIV. Note: Before the endpoint, make sure to add ‘https://’; otherwise, it’ll not work.
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Connect Any S3-Compatible Storage Provider

In addition, ORIV supports integration with more S3-compatible storage services. Easily connect:
  • MinIO
  • Wasabi
  • Backblaze B2
  • Any other S3-compatible object storage
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This is how you can easily configure and use an AWS S3 bucket for site backup in ORIV. Still stuck? Contact our dedicated support team for any of your queries.