CS Browser - First Run

In this tutorial we assume that you have signed up for Amazon S3 and downloaded and installed CS Browser.

When you start CS Browser for the first time, you will be prompted to add a new account:

Fill out the following fields:

• Display name - enter any name that helps you identify the account.
• Account type - Choose the storage or authentication method you want to use. See the complete list of supported account types .
• Access Key ID and Secret Access Key - Access Keys are used to sign the requests you send to Amazon S3. If you need help in retrieving your Access Keys, please check out the following article: AWS Access Keys .
• Encrypt Access Keys with a password - Enable this option to use your own master password instead of the built-in application key. CS Browser will prompt for it whenever it needs to unlock this account.
• Use secure transfer (SSL/TLS) - Turn this option on if you would like to encrypt all communications with the storage.

Click Add new account.

Now you are ready to start working with CS Browser.

All files on Amazon S3 are stored in top-level containers called buckets. You need to create at least one bucket before uploading files to Amazon S3. Click here to learn how to create an Amazon S3 Bucket. Use this link to learn more about Amazon S3 Buckets.

Once you have created a new bucket, you can create new folders to organize your files, and upload and download files to and from Amazon S3.