Premium features

How to use Amazon S3 Enhanced

Store your WordPress backups on Amazon S3

Section titled 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.

Sign into AWS Console

2. Go to the Security Credentials page

Section titled 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
  • 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
  • Go back to your website.
  • Click Amazon S3 on the UpdraftPlus >> Settings tab.
Select Amazon S3 from the 'Choose your remote storage' section
  • 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
  • Enter your keys and choose an IAM username
  • Enter your S3 bucket name
  • Click the Create button
  • 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.

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

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

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

Existing backup log for Amazon S3

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