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Welcome to S-Drive! S-Drive uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) to store files, and an S-Drive portal account to track usage and billing. Let’s get those set up first.

Create an Amazon Web Services Account

To set up an AWS account, go to https://aws.amazon.com/ or directly to https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup#/start to create an account.

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You will create a bucket later on when you configure S-Drive. There is no need to create a bucket directly in AWS and we recommend against it.

Access Key and Secret Key

When creating your account, you will be given an Access Key and Secret Key, which you will need later in order to activate S-Drive.

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If you need to create keys again, you can go to https://aws.amazon.com/ and go to Security Credentials.

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Identity and Access Management (IAM) Policies and Minimum Policy Example

See What is IAM for information about how to control access to your AWS resources. This is not needed for most S-Drive customers.

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Find the policy which you created in #4 and click "Attach Policy" button.

Create an S-Drive Portal Account

In order to use S-Drive, you need an account on S-Drive portal. Here you will be able to see your Amazon account and payment details. Go https://portal.sdriveapp.com. Register for a free account, or login if you already have an account.

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