1

Sign in to the AWS Management Console

Go to the AWS Management Console and log in with your credentials.
2

Navigate to the IAM Dashboard

Once logged in, navigate to the IAM (Identity and Access Management) dashboard. You can find this by typing “IAM” in the search bar at the top.
3

Create a New IAM User or Use an Existing One

If you already have an IAM user you wish to use, you can skip to the next step. If not, you need to create one.To create a new IAM user, click on “Users” in the navigation pane, then click the “Add user” button.Enter a user name and click “Next: Permissions”.
4

Attach Policies Directly or Add the User to a Group

If you have a group with the necessary permissions, you can add your user to that group. Otherwise, you can attach policies directly.To attach a policy directly, select “Attach existing policies directly”. Search for “AmazonS3FullAccess” if you wish to grant full access to S3, or search for a more restricted policy if needed.
After selecting the appropriate policies, Click “Next” (optional).
5

Review and Create the User

Review your choices and add any tags if necessary (optional). If everything looks good, click Create user.
6

Create Key and Secret Access Key

After the user is created, click on the newly created user in the list of users. Once your user is pulled up, click on Create access key .
On the next screen under Use case select Third-party service and click Next.
On the next screen you can optionally create a tag for your access key or go ahead and click Create access key.
7

Save Key and Secret Access Key

The next screen should show both your Access Key and your Secret Access Key. Make sure to copy these credentials to a secure location. This is the only time these credentials will be shown.
8

Connect Your AWS User to Definite

In Definite, go to Settings Integrations and search for S3. Once the S3 menu is up, add in your credentials like so:
Fill out these fields:
  • Name : Give your integration an easily identifiable name
  • Access Key : paste in the AWS Access key from Step 7
  • Access Key Secret : paste in the Secret access key from Step 7
  • Region : region where the bucket is located written in xx-xxxxx-xx format (e.g. us-east-1 for US East (N. Virginia))
  • Bucket : name of bucket containing the data you want to sync
  • Dataset : assign name to your dataset
  • Primary Key : optional
  • Path Pattern : optional
  • Format : type jasonl
  • Schedule Cron : Schedule for how frequently your data syncs. You can use the default of once a day at 5AM UTC (`0 5 * * *“) or you can set your own schedule. This tool is helpful in converting your desired timing to cron syntax.