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layout: "docs"
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page_title: "S3 - Storage Backends - Configuration"
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sidebar_current: "docs-configuration-storage-s3"
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description: |-
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The S3 storage backend is used to persist Vault's data in an Amazon S3
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bucket.
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---
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# S3 Storage Backend
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The S3 storage backend is used to persist Vault's data in an [Amazon S3][s3]
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bucket.
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- **No High Availability** – the S3 storage backend does not support high
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availability.
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- **Community Supported** – the S3 storage backend is supported by the
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community. While it has undergone review by HashiCorp employees, they may not
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be as knowledgeable about the technology. If you encounter problems with them,
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you may be referred to the original author.
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```hcl
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storage "s3" {
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access_key = "abcd1234"
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secret_key = "defg5678"
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bucket = "my-bucket"
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}
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```
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## `s3` Parameters
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- `bucket` `(string: <required>)` – Specifies the name of the S3 bucket. This
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can also be provided via the environment variable `AWS_S3_BUCKET`.
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- `endpoint` `(string: "")` – Specifies an alternative, AWS compatible, S3
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endpoint. This can also be provided via the environment variable
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`AWS_S3_ENDPOINT`.
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- `region` `(string "us-east-1")` – Specifies the AWS region. This can also be
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provided via the environment variable `AWS_REGION` or `AWS_DEFAULT_REGION`,
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in that order of preference.
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The following settings are used for authenticating to AWS. If you are
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running your Vault server on an EC2 instance, you can also make use of the EC2
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instance profile service to provide the credentials Vault will use to make
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S3 API calls. Leaving the `access_key` and `secret_key` fields empty will
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cause Vault to attempt to retrieve credentials from the AWS metadata service.
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- `access_key` – Specifies the AWS access key. This can also be provided via
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the environment variable `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`, AWS credential files, or by
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IAM role.
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- `secret_key` – Specifies the AWS secret key. This can also be provided via
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the environment variable `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY`, AWS credential files, or
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by IAM role.
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- `session_token` `(string: "")` – Specifies the AWS session token. This can
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also be provided via the environment variable `AWS_SESSION_TOKEN`.
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- `max_parallel` `(string: "128")` – Specifies The maximum number of concurrent
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requests to S3.
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## `s3` Examples
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### Default Example
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This example shows using Amazon S3 as a storage backend.
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```hcl
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storage "s3" {
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access_key = "abcd1234"
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secret_key = "defg5678"
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bucket = "my-bucket"
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}
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```
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[s3]: https://aws.amazon.com/s3/
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