Setup Private Cloud Storage (AWS S3)

Follow the instructions in this guide to set up your private cloud storage using AWS S3 and enable media storage on a secure Cloud for your autonomous BVLOS drone operations.

FlytBase supports the upload and storage of media captured during drone operations in a private Amazon S3 bucket. Click here to learn more about Amazon S3, and follow the instructions below to set up your own S3 bucket.

Step 1: Create/ Sign in your AWS Account

Sign in to your AWS Account here: https://aws.amazon.com/. Click on Create an Account if an account does not exist.

Step 2: Create Bucket

Go to the Bucket tab in the Amazon S3 console. Click on Create Bucket to create a bucket in the preferred region.

Create a Bucket in the Amazon S3 Console

Step 3: ACL and Object Ownership

Click on ACLs Enabled and select the Object Ownership to Bucket owner preferred.

Selected options under the Object Ownership tab

Step 4: Edit Block Public Access

Under the Edit Block public access tab, enable Block all public access by checking the square box.

Edit Block public access tab

Step 5: Bucket Versioning

Under the Bucket Versioning tab, click on Disable.

Bucket Versioning tab

Step 6: Configuring Default Encryption

Now, under the Default Encryption tab, set the following options:

• For Encryption type, select Server-side encryption with Amazon S3 managed keys (SSE-S3)

• Set Bucket Key to Enable

Set the Encryption type to Server-side encryption with Amazon S3 managed keys (SSE-S3) and Bucket Key to Enable.

Default Encryption tab

Step 7: Enable Transfer acceleration

Once the Bucket has been successfully created, navigate to Bucket Name -> Properties -> Transfer acceleration and edit it to Enabled.

Transfer acceleration set to enabled

Step 8: Editing Bucket Policy

Navigate to Bucket Name -> Permissions -> Bucket Policy. Paste the following JSON code snippet, and replace Bucket_Name with the actual name of the Bucket.

{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Id": "Policy1586431420805",
    "Statement": [{
        "Sid": "Stmt1586431413927",
        "Effect": "Allow",
        "Principal": {
            "AWS": "arn:aws:iam::805060674250:user/storage-flytbase"
        },
        "Action": "*",
        "Resource": [
            "arn:aws:s3:::Bucket_Name",
            "arn:aws:s3:::Bucket_Name/*"
        ]
    }]
}

Step 9: Update CORS Configuration

Now, proceed to Bucket Name -> Permissions -> CORS Configuration. To update the CORS Configuration, you will need your FlytBase Organization URL.

For instance, if your Organization's URL is org_sub_domain.flytbase.com, then update the AllowedOrigins array as follows:

[
    {
        "AllowedHeaders": [
            "*"
        ],
        "AllowedMethods": [
            "GET"
        ],
        "AllowedOrigins": [
            "https://org_sub_domain.flytbase.com/*"
        ],
        "ExposeHeaders": [],
        "MaxAgeSeconds": 1800
    }
]

Step 10: Inform FlytBase Support for S3 Bucket Activation

Once you have completed all the steps, please share the Bucket Name and the AWS Region ID to [email protected]. Our Support team will then link your AWS S3 Bucket to your Organization.

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After creating your Organization, and linking an AWS S3 Bucket to it, the media files captured during flights will be uploaded to your private cloud storage automatically.