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Amazon S3 Enhanced

Store your WordPress backups on Amazon S3​

Follow these steps to set up the Amazon S3 Enhanced feature. If you haven’t already, purchase, install and activate UpdraftPlus Premium.

1. Sign into AWS Console​

Sign into AWS Console

2. Go to the Security Credentials page​

  • Click your username in the top right of the screen.
  • Click Security credentials

Select your account name from the top bar and then select 'Security Credentials' page

 3. Set up access key​

  • Scroll down to the Access keys section
  • Click the Create access key button
  • Check the disclaimer checkbox
  • Click the Create access key button
  • Note both the Access key and Secret access key
  • Click Done

Note down the access key by selecting 'Show' button in the 'Access key' section

4. Select Amazon S3​

  • Go back to your website.
  • Click Amazon S3 on the UpdraftPlus >> Settings tab.

Select Amazon S3 from the 'Choose your remote storage' section

5. Create an IAM user​

  • Scroll down to the new Amazon S3 section
  • Click the link to open the IAM user wizard

Create an 'IAM user' by entering all credentials and selecting 'Create' button

6. Enter your settings​

  • Enter your keys and choose an IAM username
  • Enter your S3 bucket name
  • Click the Create button
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If you do not have a bucket set up, one will be created for you. The name of your bucket should be globally unique across all Amazon S3 users. We suggest using a random string of characters added to the end of your bucket name.

 7. Add and save your settings​

  • Configure your options for storage class and server-side encryption
  • Click Save Changes
  • Click the Test Amazon S3 Settings button to ensure everything is working.

8. Create a test backup​

Click the Backup Now button on the UpdraftPlus >> Backup / Restore tab

Create a test backup by selecting the 'Backup Now' button

9. Start the backup process​

  • Check the options for Send this backup to remote storage and Amazon S3
  • Click Backup Now

Start the backup process by selecting 'Amazon S3' button in the 'Perform a backup' dialogue

10. That’s it​

Your backup is secured on Amazon S3 and is accessible from UpdraftPlus >> Backup / Restore >> Existing backups

Existing backup log for Amazon S3