Lab Information
The Nautilus DevOps team has been tasked with creating an internal information portal for public access. As part of this project, they need to host a static website on AWS using an S3 bucket. The S3 bucket must be configured for public access to allow external users to access the static website directly via the S3 website URL.
Task Requirements:
Create an S3 bucket named nautilus-web-18747.
Configure the S3 bucket for static website hosting with index.html as the index document.
Allow public access to the bucket so that the website is publicly accessible.
Upload the index.html file from the /root/ directory of the AWS client host to the S3 bucket.
Verify that the website is accessible directly through the S3 website URL.
Lab Solutions
Step 1: Create the S3 Bucket
Log in to the AWS Management Console
Navigate to S3 → Create bucket
Bucket Configuration
Bucket name:
nautilus-web-18747
Region: Same as aws-client (recommended)
Object Ownership: ACLs disabled
Block Public Access:
❌ Uncheck “Block all public access”
Acknowledge the public access warning
Leave other settings as default
Click Create bucket
Step 2: Enable Static Website Hosting
Open the bucket nautilus-web-18747
Go to the Properties tab
Scroll to Static website hosting
Click Edit
Settings
Enable: Static website hosting
Hosting type: Host a static website
Index document:
index.html
Click Save changes
Copy the Bucket website endpoint (used later)
Step 3: Allow Public Read Access (Bucket Policy)
Go to the Permissions tab of the bucket
Open Bucket policy
Paste the following policy (replace bucket name if needed):
{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Sid": "PublicReadGetObject",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Principal": "*",
"Action": "s3:GetObject",
"Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::nautilus-web-18747/*"
}
]
}
Click Save changes
✅ This allows public users to read website files.
Step 4: Upload index.html from aws-client
Log in to the aws-client host
# Verify file exists:
ls /root/index.html
# Upload the file:
aws s3 cp /root/index.html s3://nautilus-web-18747/
# Confirm upload:
aws s3 ls s3://nautilus-web-18747/
You should see:
index.html
Step 5: Verify Website Access
Open a browser
Paste the S3 Website Endpoint:
http://nautilus-web-18747.s3-website-.amazonaws.com
You should see the content of index.html
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