diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 998848a..5ad1855 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 node_modules
 config.js
 output/*.mp3
+uploaded/*.mp3
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 002d7c1..4b813e7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,3 +33,20 @@ create database eulagy_test;
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE eulagy to eulagy_test;
 ```
 
+### Helper functions
+#### List buckets
+```bash
+node lib/buckets
+```
+
+#### Create bucket
+Bucket name defaults to `eulagy`. Will not create a bucket that already exists.
+```bash
+node lib/buckets create [name]
+```
+
+#### Upload files
+Will upload all files from `output` to S3 bucket named `eulagy`. DOES NOT check for duplicates, so move records from `output` to `uploaded` once they are uploaded.
+```bash
+node lib/buckets upload
+```
diff --git a/lib/buckets.js b/lib/buckets.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62da461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/buckets.js
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+'use strict'
+
+// mostly from https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-javascript/v2/developer-guide/s3-example-creating-buckets.html
+
+const AWS = require('aws-sdk');
+const fsPromises = require('fs').promises;
+// Create S3 service object
+const s3 = new AWS.S3({apiVersion: '2006-03-01'});
+
+// Call S3 to list current buckets
+const listBuckets = function() {
+  return s3.listBuckets((err, data) => {
+     if (err) {
+        console.log("Error", err);
+     } else {
+        return data;
+     }
+  }).promise();
+};
+
+const createBucket = function(name) {
+  const bucketName = name || 'eulagy';
+
+  listBuckets()
+    .then(bs => {
+      bs['Buckets'].forEach( b => {
+        if(b['Name'] === bucketName) {
+          console.log(`${bucketName} already exists!`);
+          return true;
+        }
+        console.log(`Will create ${bucketName}`);
+      });
+    })
+    .then(() => {
+      s3.createBucket({ Bucket: bucketName }, (err, data) => {
+        if (err) {
+          console.log(`Error in createBucket:\n ${err}`);
+        } else {
+          console.log(`Success!: ${data.Location}`, data)
+        }
+      });
+    });
+};
+
+const listFiles = function(name) {
+  const bucketName = name || 'eulagy';
+  return s3.listObjects({ Bucket: bucketName }, function(err, data) {
+    if (err) {
+      console.log("Error", err);
+    } else {
+      return data;
+    }
+  }).promise();
+};
+
+const uploadFile = function(name, data) {
+  console.log('yyyyyyy', data);
+  const params = { Bucket: 'eulagy', Key: name, Body: data };
+  return s3.upload (params, function (err, data) {
+    if (err) {
+      console.log("Error", err, data);
+    }
+  }).promise();
+}
+
+// create buckets, up
+const uploadFiles = function() {
+  return fsPromises.readdir('output')
+    .then((files, err) => {
+      files.forEach(f => {
+        fsPromises.readFile(`output/${f}`)
+          .then((buffer, err) => {
+            uploadFile(f, buffer)
+              .then(() => { console.log(`Uploaded ${f}`); });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+};
+
+if (process.argv[2] === 'create') {
+  createBucket();
+} else if (process.argv[2] === 'files') {
+  listFiles().then(d => { console.log(d); });
+} else if (process.argv[2] === 'upload') {
+  uploadFiles().then(d => {});
+} else {
+  listBuckets().then(d => { console.log(d); });
+}
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diff --git a/lib/db_to_mp3.js b/lib/db_to_mp3.js
index d0cfa9c..075fb0b 100644
--- a/lib/db_to_mp3.js
+++ b/lib/db_to_mp3.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const app = require('../app');
 
-const dbToMp3 = function() {
+function() {
   const records = app
     .getAllRecords()
     .then(rs => {
@@ -14,6 +14,4 @@ const dbToMp3 = function() {
         });
       });
     })
-};
-
-dbToMp3();
\ No newline at end of file
+}();
diff --git a/uploaded/.keep b/uploaded/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29