# How to Create Bucket in AWS for External backups (S3)

##### To create your bucket for backups, follow these steps.

- **Step 1**:- Use your AWS account ID or account alias, your IAM user name, and your password to sign in to the<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">***[IAM console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam)***</span></span>
- **Step 2**:- Search for S3 in the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">***Services*** </span>section of the navigation menu on the top left, or just click <span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">*[**here** ](https://s3.console.aws.amazon.com/s3/buckets "https://s3.console.aws.amazon.com/s3/buckets")*</span>to go.
- **Step 3**:- Click the <span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">*<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Create Bucket**</span>*</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>button for the next step.

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- **Step 4**:- Give your bucket a name in the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">***Bucket name***</span> column, and in the **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">*AWS Region*</span>** column, choose the region where you want to create it.

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- **Step 5**:- After you've completed both columns, scroll down and click the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">***Create Bucket***</span> button to create it.
- **Step 6**:- Your bucket will be created and listed in buckets following these successful steps.

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