S3Express

Learn how to configure S3Express for use with Filebase.

What is S3Express?

S3Express is a command line tool for Windows operating systems to upload objects from the command line to S3-compatible services such as Filebase.

Read below to learn how to use S3Express with Filebase.

Prerequisites:

• Download and install S3Express.

• Sign up for a free Filebase account.

• Have your Filebase Access and Secret Keys. Learn how to view your access keys here.

• Create a Filebase Bucket. Learn how to create a bucket here.

1. Open S3Express.

2. Set Filebase as the S3 endpoint and enable V4 signatures.

setopt -endpoint:s3.filebase.com -useV4sign:on -disablecertvalidation:on

3. Set your Filebase Access and Secret keys:

setauth [FILEBASE_ACCESS_KEY] [FILEBASE_SECRET_KEY] Filebase

4. Use S3Express to manage your Filebase buckets and objects using the following commands:

Make Bucket

mkbkt BUCKET_NAME

Remove Bucket

rmbkt BUCKET_NAME

List Bucket Objects

ls BUCKET_NAME/FOLDER

Change Working Directory

cd BUCKET_NAME/FOLDER

Get Object Metadata

getmeta BUCKET_NAME/FOLDER/OBJECT_NAME

Upload Objects

put LOCAL_FILE_NAME BUCKET_NAME/FOLDER/OBJECT_NAME

Delete Objects

del BUCKET_NAME/FOLDER/OBJECT_NAME

Copy Objects

copy BUCKET_NAME/FOLDER/OBJECT_NAME BUCKET_NAME/FOLDER/OBJECT_NAME