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How to Create Distribution on Amazon S3 Bucket

A distribution is a link between an Amazon S3 bucket (the origin server) and a domain name (assign by Amazon CloudFront ). You use this new domain name in place of standard Amazon S3 references.
Using Bucket Explorer, you can also create distribution with Https support which delivers the content over an HTTPS connection. It also supports creating distribution for non-s3 origin.

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Create Distribution:

Once you've stored your objects in your origin server. To make Amazon CloudFront recognize your objects, you need to create a distribution, which is a link between an Amazon S3 bucket (the origin server) and a domain name (which Amazon CloudFront automatically assigns). To create a distribution you need to set a configuration in which you specify Bucket name, CNAME(s), Comment, Enable/Disable. In configuration CNAME(s) and Comment are optional.

Follow the steps below to create public distribution for any Amazon S3 bucket:

  1. Run Bucket Explorer.
  2. Choose "Distribution" icon from Bucket table toolbar or you can do the same by selecting "Manage Distribution" option from right click menu option of any bucket.
  3. It displays a "Distribution" window having list of already created distributions.
  4. To create new distribution choose "New" icon from toolbar of Distribution window.
  5. It opens new window to create distribution, now you need to set configuration for public distribution.
    • To set configuration you need to give following information: Select bucket name from drop down list.
    • Select distribution type "PUBLIC ".
    • To create disabled distribution, deselect check box "Enable Distribution", by default it is enabled.
    • If you want to give comments for distribution then write comment in comment text field.
    • Add CNAME(s) to list box by clicking "+" button and you can remove CNAME(s) by clicking "-" button. You can give maximum up to 10 CNAME(s).
    • If you want to create distribution with HTTPS support, then select the check box "Required HTTPS Protocol".
    • If you want to set default root object, then enter the object name in text box for " Default Root Object ".
  6. After setting the entire values for public distribution click on "Create" button, It will create public distribution for your specified bucket.

 ˆ Default Root Object :

You can use bucket explorer to assign a default object for your distribution. A default object is a file that is designated as the object for Amazon CloudFront to return in response when a user requests to your distribution's root URL instead of a specific object in your distribution.

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