Amazon S3 can be used to host static websites, making it an easy and cost-effective solution for serving HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and images. In this guide, we will walk through the steps to enable S3 static website hosting, upload files, and access them via a public URL.

1. Uploading Files to S3 Bucket

To host a website, we first need to upload the necessary files:

1. Navigate to your S3 bucket.
2. Click Upload.
3. Add the required files (e.g., index.html, beach.jpg).
4. Click Upload to store the files in the bucket.

✅ Example Files:

• index.html (the homepage of the website)
• coffee.jpg, beach.jpg (image assets)

2. Enabling Static Website Hosting

Once the files are uploaded, we enable static website hosting:

1. Open your S3 bucket and go to the Properties tab.
2. Scroll down to Static website hosting.
3. Click Edit and choose Enable.
4. Select Host a static website.
5. Specify the Index document (e.g., index.html).
6. Click Save.