# AWS S3 Bucket

Follow the steps described below to create AWS S3 Bucket Location

## Control Plane

- Create an AWS S3 bucket in your AWS account
- Note down AWS region and the name of the bucket
- From Web Console, navigate to your Project
- Select **Backup/Restore > Locations** and click **New Location**
- Provide the location name and provide an optional description
- Select Type **Control Plane Backup** and click **CREATE**

- In the location settings page, under Config section, select Target Type as **Amazon**
- Enter the **Region** and **Bucket Name** for the AWS S3 bucket created above
- Optionally, enable **Select Server Side Encryption** to choose a non-default encryption type and select either **SSE-KMS** or **SSE-C**  
  - When **SSE-KMS** is selected, users must provide the **KMS Key ID** retrieved from the AWS portal  
  - When selecting the **SSE-C** encryption type, users should ensure they have provided the SSE-C key while creating the data protection agent  
  - Users may optionally enter the **Server-Side Encryption Algorithm**

> **Note**: If **Server Side Encryption** is not enabled, default cloud encryption will be applied to the agent

- Click **SAVE** to create the location for control plane backup to S3 bucket

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## Persistent Volumes

- Go back to Backup/Restore > Locations menu to add **New Location**
- Provide the location name, and an optional description
- Select Type **Volume Backup** and click **CREATE**

- In the location settings page, under Config section, select Target Type as **Amazon**
- Enter the **Region name** and click **SAVE** to create the location for persistent volume backup to S3 bucket

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## Actions

To edit/delete a location, use the respective icons