Creating an AWS Key Pair

If you want to use AWS with Arq, The easiest way to get started is to create a “root” key pair.

1. Go to the AWS Console and log in.
2. Click on your name at the top right and click “My Security Credentials” in the drop-down menu.
3. Click the triangle next to “Access Keys” to expand it.
4. Click “Create New Access Key”. Then click “Show Access Key” in the pop-up window to see the key pair you just created.
5. Use that key pair when adding a storage location in Arq.

AWS IAM

If you want to avoid using a “root” key pair, create an IAM user.

Here’s an example policy for an S3 bucket named “myarqbucket”:

{
   "Version": "2012-10-17",
   "Statement": [
       {
           "Effect": "Allow",
           "Action": "s3:*",
           "Resource": [
               "arn:aws:s3:::myarqbucket",
               "arn:aws:s3:::myarqbucket/*"
           ]
       },
       {
           "Effect": "Allow",
           "Action": "s3:ListAllMyBuckets",
           "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::*"
       }
   ]
}