Hosting a Static Website on AWS S3 using Terraform (IaC)

Misam Raza — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:16:54 +0000

Introduction
Recently, I completed a hands-on project to host a static website on AWS S3 using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC). This project helped me gain practical experience in cloud automation, AWS core services, and best practices for serverless deployments.

Motivation
As someone starting my journey in Cloud Engineering, I wanted a beginner-friendly project that involved real cloud infrastructure provisioning. Hosting a static website on S3 is a great way to learn how to automate deployment, manage bucket policies, and understand AWS services.

Project Steps
Created an S3 bucket configured for static website hosting

Set bucket policy to allow secure public read access

Wrote Terraform code to automate infrastructure setup

Uploaded website files (index.html, error.html) through Terraform

Result
The website is live and accessible via the S3 website endpoint

Infrastructure is fully automated and reproducible with Terraform

Learned critical AWS security and automation concepts

See the full project code
Check out my GitHub repository to explore the full Terraform configurations: https://github.com/MisamRaza1/terraform-aws-s3-staticwebsite

Feel free to ask questions or share feedback! This project was a great step forward in my Cloud Engineering journey.

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Hosting a Static Website on AWS S3 using Terraform (IaC)