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How to Back Up a WordPress Website to Amazon S3 on AWS

✅ STEP 1: Create S3 bucket for WordPress backup

1️⃣ Open S3 service

  • Login to AWS Console
  • Search S3
  • Click Create bucket

2️⃣ Bucket settings

Bucket name : Example: wp-backup-yourdomain

🌍 Region

  • Select same region as your EC2

✅ This saves cost and improves speed

🔒 Object Ownership

  • Keep default: ACLs disabled (recommended)

🚫 Block Public Access

✔️ KEEP ALL CHECKED

  • Block all public access
  • Do NOT uncheck anything

🕒 Bucket Versioning (Recommended)

  • Enable

👉 Protects your backup from accidental overwrite or delete

❄️ Encryption

  • Enable SSE-S3 (Default is fine)

3️⃣ Create bucket

  • Click Create bucket    (🎉 Done!)

✔️ Verify (You should now see your bucket listed in S3)

⚠️ Do NOT do these

Do NOT make bucket public
Do NOT upload files manually yet
Do NOT create access keys

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