# Upload Files to AWS S3 via AWS Cli ## Metadata **Status**:: #x **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Created**:: [[2023-02-17]] ## Synopsis First create the bucket and generate the IAM user. Save the access key for the cli: ``` aws configure ``` Use the command `cp` to upload the file. ``` aws s3 cp - s3://<bucket_name>/<path> < file_to_backup ```