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S3 Storage

Connect to Amazon S3 buckets to index documents and files

How it works

The S3 connector pulls in all documents from the specified Amazon S3 bucket. It supports various file formats including PDF, DOC, DOCX, TXT, and more.

Documents are updated every 1 day.

Authorization Methods

We support three authorization methods—pick one that fits your environment:

AWS Access Keys

Uses traditional access key credentials

Setup Guide

IAM Role-Based

Uses AWS IAM roles for secure access

Setup Guide

Assume Role

Automatically uses the EC2 instance's attached role

Setup Guide

Indexing Process

Once you've set up your authorization method, follow these steps to index your S3 bucket:

1

Open S3 connector

Navigate to the Negere-Fej Admin Panel and select the S3 Connector.

2

Configure authorization

In Step 1, configure your authorization:

  • • If you have existing credentials, select them from the list
  • • If you don't have existing credentials, click Create New to add new authorization
3

Specify bucket details

In Step 2, specify your S3 bucket details:

  • • Connector Name: Enter a name for the connector
  • • Bucket Name: Specify the name of the S3 bucket you want to index
  • • Prefix (Optional): Provide a prefix to limit indexing to a specific folder
  • • Access Type: Choose whether documents are Public or Private
4

Create connector

Click Create Connector to begin indexing. The connector will start indexing your S3 bucket and you can add more buckets or modify settings as needed.

Understanding S3 Structure

Amazon S3 organizes data into buckets. Each bucket can contain an unlimited number of objects (files). You can think of a bucket as a root directory, and the objects as files within that directory.

For more information on S3 structure, visit the Amazon S3 documentation.