What is the AWS CLI tool?
AWS CLI is a free tool from Amazon that supports S3 compatible Object Storage. It covers nearly all aspects of S3 API management and supports Windows, MacOS and Linux.
How do I install the aws cli tool?
Please follow the installation instruction as described here. You will need the following information before you can install and configure the aws cli tool:
- access_key
- secret_key
- Contabo’s S3 URL
How do I configure aws cli for Contabo’s S3 compatible Object Storage?
- Run aws configure –profile eu2 (you may choose any profile name).
- Specify your access_key, e.g. 82046e8110804a43bf29c1ae426a724d for AWS Access Key ID.
- Specify your secret_key, e.g. 82e69bd7a52076c527154297a76c2233 for AWS Secret Access Key.
- Press return to skip Default region name.
- Press return to skip Default output format.