Buckets and objects concept in AWS - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Buckets and Objects Concept

📖 Scenario: You are working as a cloud engineer for a small company. Your task is to create a storage bucket and upload files (objects) to it. This will help the company store and organize their documents safely in the cloud.

🎯 Goal: Build a simple AWS S3 bucket and add objects (files) to it using configuration code. This project will teach you how to create buckets and upload objects step-by-step.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create an S3 bucket with a specific name

Add a configuration variable for the bucket region

Upload two objects (files) to the bucket with exact keys and content

Set the bucket to block all public access

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Cloud storage buckets are used by companies to store files safely and organize data in the cloud. Blocking public access helps keep data private.

💼 Career

Knowing how to create and configure buckets and objects is a fundamental skill for cloud engineers and DevOps professionals working with AWS.

1

Create an S3 bucket

Create an AWS S3 bucket resource named my_bucket with the bucket name my-company-docs.

AWS

# Create an S3 bucket resource named my_bucket with bucket = "my-company-docs"
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use the aws_s3_bucket resource and set the bucket attribute to the exact name.

2

Add a bucket region variable

Create a variable named bucket_region with the default value us-east-1 to specify the AWS region for the bucket.

AWS

resource "aws_s3_bucket" "my_bucket" {
  bucket = "my-company-docs"
}

# Create a variable bucket_region with default "us-east-1"
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Define a variable block with the name bucket_region and set its default to us-east-1.

3

Upload objects to the bucket

Create two aws_s3_bucket_object resources named doc1 and doc2. Upload files with keys report.txt and summary.txt to the bucket my_bucket. Set the content of report.txt to Annual Report 2024 and summary.txt to Summary of Q1.

AWS

resource "aws_s3_bucket" "my_bucket" {
  bucket = "my-company-docs"
}

variable "bucket_region" {
  default = "us-east-1"
}

# Create aws_s3_bucket_object doc1 with key "report.txt" and content "Annual Report 2024"
# Create aws_s3_bucket_object doc2 with key "summary.txt" and content "Summary of Q1"
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use aws_s3_bucket_object resource with bucket set to aws_s3_bucket.my_bucket.bucket. Set key and content exactly as instructed.

4

Block all public access to the bucket

Add a aws_s3_bucket_public_access_block resource named block_public to block all public access on the bucket my_bucket. Set block_public_acls, block_public_policy, ignore_public_acls, and restrict_public_buckets all to true.

AWS

resource "aws_s3_bucket" "my_bucket" {
  bucket = "my-company-docs"
}

variable "bucket_region" {
  default = "us-east-1"
}

resource "aws_s3_bucket_object" "doc1" {
  bucket  = aws_s3_bucket.my_bucket.bucket
  key     = "report.txt"
  content = "Annual Report 2024"
}

resource "aws_s3_bucket_object" "doc2" {
  bucket  = aws_s3_bucket.my_bucket.bucket
  key     = "summary.txt"
  content = "Summary of Q1"
}

# Add aws_s3_bucket_public_access_block block_public to block all public access
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use the aws_s3_bucket_public_access_block resource with all four public access block settings set to true.