Amazon S3 Sample

This is a sample that demonstrates how to make basic requests to Amazon S3 using the AWS SDK for Java.

Prerequisites

• You must have a valid Amazon Web Services developer account.
• Requires the AWS SDK for Java. For more information on the AWS SDK for Java, see http://aws.amazon.com/sdkforjava.
• You must be signed up to use Amazon S3. For more information on Amazon S3, see http://aws.amazon.com/s3.

Running the Sample

The basic steps for running the Amazon S3 sample are:

1. Create a credentials file in the location ~/.aws with name "credentials".

2. Under the default profile fill in your Access Key ID and Secret Access Key:

[default]
aws_access_key_id =
aws_secret_access_key =

3. Save the file.

4. Run the S3Sample.java file, located in the same directory as the properties file. The sample prints information to the standard output.

NOTE: The sample also includes an Ant build.xml file to run the sample.

See the AWS SDK's Instructions for Building and Running the Samples for step-by-step instructions on running the samples.