How to host Wordpress Images on Amazon S3

Update: Please find the details for the tutorial below. Step 1: Install WP Offload Media Lite Plugin Download and install the plugin using your WordPress Dashboard. A link to the plugin can be found here. https://wordpress.org/plugins/amazon-s3-and-cloudfront/ Step 2: Set up Amazon S3 If you don’t have an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account, you can sign up for one. Add the following code to your bucket policy: NOTE: To see the proper formatting and indentation of this JSON file, please refer to https://www.codeinwp.com/blog/wordpress-s3-guide/ { "Version": "2008-10-17", "Statement": [ { "Sid": "AllowPublicRead", "Effect": "Allow", "Principal": { "AWS": "*" }, "Action": "s3:GetObject", "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::bucketname/*" } ] } Make sure to replace bucketname with your S3 bucket name. Add the following code to your IAM user policy: NOTE: To see the proper formatting and indentation of this JSON file, please refer to https://www.codeinwp.com/blog/wordpress-s3-guide/ { "Version": "2012-10-17", "Statement": [ { "Effect": "Allow", "Action": [ "s3:CreateBucket", "s3:DeleteObject", "s3:Put*", "s3:Get*", "s3:List*" ], "Resource": [ "arn:aws:s3:::bucketname", "arn:aws:s3:::bucketname/*" ] } ] } Once again, make sure to replace bucketname with your S3 bucket name. Step 3: Update wp-config file Add the following code to your wp-config file. define( 'AS3CF_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID', '********************' );define( 'AS3CF_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY', '**************************************' ); Note: The Access Key ID and Secret Access Key is generated when you setup the IAM user in the previous step. Step 4: Configure and Test Plugin Go back to your WordPress Dashboard to configure and test the WP Offload Media Lite plugin. Additional Resources: You should be able to get everything set up if you follow along the steps of the video above. But if you needed more information or a detailed write-up of the steps, feel free to visit any of the references below: https://www.codeinwp.com/blog/wordpress-s3-guide/ https://mhthemes.com/blog/offload-wordpress-images-amazon-s3/ Buy me a coffee :) https://buymeacoffee.com/victoriano