AWS offers its users various ways to interact with services and create, configure, and manage resources. These include AWS Management Console, AWS Command Line Interface (CLI), and Code using Software Development Kits (SDKs).

AWS Management Console

The AWS Management Console is a web-based interface that allows users to access and manage their AWS resources and services. When we log in our AWS account we land on the Management console which allows us to search and navigate to the services dashboards. It serves as a central hub for interacting with various AWS offerings, enabling users to deploy, monitor, and administer cloud-based solutions effectively.

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In the top-right corner of the console, we can see the current region displayed. We can click on the region name to open the region selector. The region selector displays a list of AWS regions available. Each region is identified by its name (such as US East (N. Virginia), EU (Ireland), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), and others).

Create an S3 bucket using Management Console

Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is a highly scalable object storage service. In Amazon S3, a bucket is a container for storing objects, ranging from data files to application code. Each bucket has a unique name and is located in a specific AWS region. Let’s go through the steps of creating a bucket using the AWS Management Console:

  • Open the AWS Management Console and in the search bar, search for “S3” and select “S3” from the search results.

  • On the S3 dashboard, click “Create Button”. This will redirect us to the new bucket page.

  • Here, enter the name of the bucket my-bucket, note that the name of the bucket must be globally unique.

  • Keep the rest of the settings as it is and click “Create bucket.”

Thus, in a few clicks, we are able to create an S3 bucket using the Management Console.

AWS Command Line Interface

The AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) allows users to interact with AWS services and resources from the command line or scripts. It provides a powerful and efficient way to automate tasks, manage AWS infrastructure, and access AWS services programmatically.

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The AWS CLI is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Once the AWS CLI is installed, you need to configure your AWS credentials to authenticate with AWS services. You can configure credentials using the command given below:

aws configure

The command requires you to enter your AWS Access Key ID, Secret Access Key, default region, and output format.

Create an S3 bucket using AWS CLI

In the previous section, we created an S3 bucket using AWS Management Console. We can achieve the same using AWS CLI and the command given below creates an S3 bucket my-bucket in the region us-east-1.

aws s3api create-bucket --bucket my-bucket --region us-east-1

We can also add objects to the bucket through the CLI. The command given below will add a file my-file.txt to the bucket my-bucket.

aws s3 cp /my-file.txt s3://my-bucket/my-file.txt

Similarly, using the CLI, we can create, delete, and modify resources for other AWS services.

AWS Software Development Kits (SDKs)

AWS has designed Software development kits to interact with AWS services through code and API calls. The SDKs exist in commonly used languages such as Python, Java, .NET, and more.

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SDKs for languages supported by AWS
SDKs for languages supported by AWS

AWS SDKs for different programming languages include easy-to-use libraries and API calls, which simplify the development, management, and deployment of applications.

Create an S3 bucket using AWS SDK

With the help of AWS SDKs, we can create multiple AWS resources. The code snippet given below uses the boto library of Python SDK to create an S3 bucket.

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import boto3
s3_client = boto3.client('s3', region_name='us-east-1')
   
try:
    response = s3_client.create_bucket(
        Bucket='my-bucket',
        CreateBucketConfiguration={'LocationConstraint': 'us-east-1'}
    )
    print(f"Bucket 'my-bucket' created successfully.")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error creating bucket 'my-bucket': {e}")

The code first launches an S3 client using the client function of boto3. The client is then used to create a bucket in us-east-1 region.

To ease out the developers, AWS offers multiple ways to launch, configure, and delete AWS resources. These options give users more command over the resources.

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