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 IAM console Step 2 :- Search for S3 in the Services section of the navigation menu on the top left, or just click here to go. Step 3 :- Click the Create Bucket button for the next step. Step 4 :- Give your bucket a name in the Bucket name column, and in the AWS Region column, choose the region where you want to create it. Step 5 :- After you've completed both columns, scroll down and click the Create Bucket button to create it. Step 6 :- Your bucket will be created and listed in buckets following these successful steps.