Tutorial : Setting up S3 browser on Windows server

Introduction

S3 Browser is a freeware Windows client for S3 Compatible storage. It provides a simple web services interface that can be used to store and retrieve any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the web.In this tutorial we will show you how to install and setup S3 browser with E2E Object storage buckets on your windows server.

Prerequisites

  1. Bucket in E2E Object Store. If you have not created a bucket yet, please refer Getting Started Guide

  2. Access and Secret keys with permissions for the target bucket

  3. Administrative access to windows server for Installing and Setting up S3 browser

Step 1 : Download and Installation of S3 Browser

To download S3 browser application,please refer below steps

  1. Login to your Windows server with administrative access

  2. Open up your browser and Enter the url “https://s3browser.com/download.aspx”

  3. Click on Download link.

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  1. Once you have downloaded the Application,You need to Install the S3 browser on your server

  2. Open the appication setup,Click Next to continute and Proceed with the setup until you have succefully completed the installation wizard.

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Step 2 : Add a New Account in S3 Browser

When you run S3 Browser for the first time, you will be prompt to add new account. You need to enter the following details in order to create a new account

  • Account Name

  • Account Type

  • Rest End Point

  • Access Key ID

  • Secret access key

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  • Enter the Account Name of your choice

  • In Account type section by default it will be Amazon S3 storage,Since We are using this for EOS,You need to change it to S3 Compatible storage

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Once you have entered the aforementioned details,Click on Add new account

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Step 3 : Enter your Bucket details

  • After creating a new account,You will need to add the details of external bucket.

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  • Click Yes and add your bucknet name,Here the bucket name is e2e-test which we created for turtorial purpose

  • After entering the details,Click on Add external bucket

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  • You will now be able to access your E2E Object store bucket with S3 browser

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Conclusion

The setup is now complete and Now you are ready to start working with S3 Browser.You can refer this link for more details on how to manage and access your bucket with S3 browser