Labs AWS Host a Static Website on Amazon S3

Host a Static Website on Amazon S3

Configure an S3 bucket for production-grade static website hosting. You will implement bucket policies, ACL controls, custom error handling, and understand the security trade-offs of public web hosting on S3.

Last updated 02/2026

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Prerequisites

• AWS account with IAM user access (avoid root)
• Basic understanding of HTML
• AWS CLI installed and configured (optional but recommended)

Objectives

• Understand how S3 serves static content over HTTP/HTTPS
• Configure bucket policies to allow controlled public read access
• Understand the difference between ACLs and bucket policies and when each applies
• Implement custom error pages for production-quality UX
• Evaluate the security boundaries and limitations of S3 static hosting
• Identify cost drivers and apply cleanup discipline

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Lab Sections

01 Introduction and Context 02 Conceptual Foundations 03 Environment and Base Setup 04 Core Implementation 05 Security Considerations 06 Scalability and Reliability 07 Cost Optimization and Cleanup 08 Final Architecture Integration

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