---
id: cloud-accounts.how-do-i-connect-amazon-s3
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/how-do-i-connect-amazon-s3
category: "Cloud accounts"
subcategory: "Amazon S3"
question: "How do I connect an Amazon S3 bucket to Storage Studio?"
alt_questions:
  - "Add AWS S3 account Storage Studio"
  - "Set up S3 in Storage Studio"
  - "Use my S3 bucket with Storage Studio"
  - "Connect AWS to Storage Studio Mac"
  - "Amazon S3 access key Storage Studio"
  - "s3 bucket storage studio setup"
short_answer: "In Cloud Accounts, choose Add Account, then Bucket Storage, pick Amazon Web Services, and enter a nickname, Access Key ID, Secret Access Key, Region and Bucket. Leave the endpoint blank, save, then click Test connection."
tags: ["amazon s3", "aws", "bucket storage", "setup"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/what-aws-permissions-does-storage-studio-need", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/which-s3-storage-class-should-i-use", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/common-amazon-s3-setup-mistakes"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I connect an Amazon S3 bucket to Storage Studio?

Open **Cloud Accounts → Add Account → Bucket Storage**, choose the **Amazon Web Services** provider, then fill in a nickname, your **Access Key ID**, **Secret Access Key**, **Region** and **Bucket**. Leave the endpoint empty, click **Save account**, then **Test connection**.

You do the Amazon parts in Amazon's own console first: create the bucket (note its region), and create a separate user with access to just that bucket, then copy its access key and secret. Storage Studio only needs the finished keys, region and bucket name.

See [creating a least-privilege user](https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/what-aws-permissions-does-storage-studio-need) and [common mistakes](https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/common-amazon-s3-setup-mistakes).