How to Host a Static Website on AWS S3

Amazing, If you want to host your own static website and public it in public then this blog is for you. AWS S3 ( Amazon Simple Storage Service) is an excellent choice because it is easy to setup , super cost effective and perfect for host static website which is made with HTML , CSS and JavaScript. So, In this blog I will guide you step by step how to host a static website on AWS S3.

Step 1 : Create a S3 bucket

• First of login your AWS Management Console
• Select your region where you want to create your bucket like us-east-1
• Search for the S3 bucket

• Click on Create Bucket
• You have to provide unique name for your bucket [e.g: mystaticwebsitehost]
• Uncheck Block all public access so that your website can be publicly access.
• Now, click on create bucket

Step 2 : Upload your static website file on AWS S3

• After create your bucket click on your bucket name
• Then upload your file into bucket or just drag-drop

Step 3: Enable Static Website Hosting

• Select your S3 bucket
• Go to the Properties tab and scroll down to Static Website Hosting.
• Enable Static Website Hosting
• Specify the Index document (e.g: index.html) and Error document (e.g: error.html)
  • Note: If you have error.html file then you have to write another make it blank.
• Then save changes

Step 4: Enable configure bucket policy

• Go to permission tab
• Scroll down to bucket policy section
• Click on edit button and paste this code

{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Sid": "PublicReadGetObject",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": "s3:GetObject",
            "Principal": "*",
            "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::YOUR-BUCKET-NAME/*"
        }
    ]
}

• Replace arn:aws:s3:::YOUR-BUCKET-NAME/* with your bucket’s ARN in the Resource line.
• Click on save changes
• Now, copy your static website hosting URL and paste it on browser
• Your website is live ….

Finally , we can host our static website live, after that you can bind this URL with your domain name.