Setting up CloudFront--S3 origin

It is one of the best practices to store your static files (such as text, images, and videos) into S3 and using CloudFront you can distribute the content from S3. In this recipe, we will focus on how to create a CloudFront web distribution for S3 origin.

How to do it...

1. Create an S3 bucket:
   1. Log in to the AWS Console, select Amazon S3, and choose Create bucket.

S3: Create Bucket

1. 2. In the Create Bucket dialog, enter the name of the bucket, then in Region, select a Region for your bucket, and click on Create.

S3 Bucket Details

1. 1. 1. Note that for your bucket to work with CloudFront, the name must conform to the DNS naming requirements. For more information, go to Bucket Restrictions...