How to Set Up a Zone for Pulling Content from a Private S3 Bucket

With 5centsCDN, you can securely pull content from a private AWS S3 bucket using AWS authentication. This ensures content is cached on the CDN while reducing AWS pull request charges.

Enabling AWS Authentication

  1. Select Origin Authentication
    In the pull zone creation page, choose AWS Signature V4 as the type of origin authentication.
  2. Provide AWS Credentials
    Enter the credentials required to access your private bucket:
    • Access Key ID – your AWS access key.
    • Secret Access Key – your AWS secret key.
    ⚠️ Ensure the credentials have permission to read objects from the S3 bucket. Keep them secure.
  3. Configure Midgress Cache Size
    Specify the cache size (in GB) for the CDN to store requested content.
    • Default: 1 GB
    • Increasing the cache size reduces repeated pull requests from AWS and saves costs.
  4. Deploy the Pull Zone
    Once AWS authentication and cache size are configured, click Deploy. The pull zone will start caching content from your private bucket.