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Create Bucket In Region

Creates an S3 bucket in the specified region with additional configuration options.

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Terminal
aws s3api create-bucket --bucket <bucket_name> --region <region> --create-bucket-configuration LocationConstraint=<region>

When To Use

When provisioning new storage for large datasets or archival purposes.

Pro Tip

Ensure the bucket name is globally unique; S3 restricts duplicate names across all accounts.

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Back to syntax
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Generated Command
aws s3api create-bucket --bucket <bucket_name> --region <region> --create-bucket-configuration LocationConstraint=<region>

Terminal Output

Expected runtime feedback

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Output
{
    "Location": "http://{{bucket_name}}.s3.{{region}}.amazonaws.com"
}

Anatomy of Output

Understanding the result

Creating bucket 'unique-bucket-name' in region 'us-west-1'... Creation Status

Initiates the bucket creation process.

Bucket created successfully: 'unique-bucket-name' at 2023-10-12 15:20:01 Completion Status

Confirms successful bucket creation.

Bucket location: 'us-west-1' Bucket Location

Where the newly created bucket is located.

Troubleshooting

Common pitfalls

An error occurred (BucketAlreadyExists) when calling the CreateBucket operation: The specified bucket name is not available

Solution: Choose a different, unique bucket name.

An error occurred (InvalidParameter) when calling the CreateBucket operation: Invalid region specified

Solution: Verify that the region specified is valid for bucket creation.

An error occurred (InvalidBucketName) when calling the CreateBucket operation: The specified bucket is not valid

Solution: Ensure the bucket name follows S3 naming conventions.

Command Breakdown

What each part is doing

aws
Base Command
The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Aws before the shell applies any redirect operators.
<bucket_name>
bucket name
The value supplied for bucket name.
<region>
region
The value supplied for region.
--bucket
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
--region
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
--create-bucket-configuration
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.

How To Run

Execution path

  1. Step 1

    Run the command: `aws s3api create-bucket --bucket my-new-bucket --region us-west-2 --create-bucket-configuration LocationConstraint=us-west-2`

  2. Step 2

    Verify by listing buckets: `aws s3api list-buckets`

  3. Step 3

    Check for 'my-new-bucket' in the response.

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