Amazon S3 Integration Manual for Joomla 5

2. Amazon S3 Setup

  • Create a new bucket in AWS S3 Console (e.g., kaikomalive)

  • Set region: Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1)

  • Enable "Bucket Owner Enforced" under Object Ownership

  • Create an IAM user with programmatic access

  • Attach a policy allowing:

    • s3:PutObject, s3:GetObject, s3:ListBucket, s3:DeleteObject

  • Optional: Configure a public-read bucket policy or CloudFront for CDN delivery

3. Joomla Filesystem - Amazon S3 Plugin (Akeeba)

  • Install and enable the plugin

  • Configure with:

    • Access Key and Secret Key

    • Bucket: kaikomalive

    • Region: ap-northeast-1

    • Path Access: virtualhost

    • Directory: e.g., photos

    • Add manually to DB: "cannedacl":"" to disable ACLs and avoid error 500

  • Media Manager may still not show files due to plugin limitations

4. JCE Editor + S3

  • Requires JCE Pro and the S3 Filesystem plugin

  • Configure in JCE Profile > Filesystem:

    • Bucket: kaikomalive

    • Region: ap-northeast-1

    • Credentials: Either access key/secret key or credentials file

    • Directory: e.g., shared or jce

  • Upload files directly into S3 from the JCE File Browser

  • Recommended for all S3-based media handling

5. EasySocial S3 Integration

  • Go to EasySocial > Configuration > Storage

  • Choose Amazon S3 and input:

    • Access/Secret Key

    • Bucket and region

    • Path: e.g., easysocial/uploads

  • All user media will now be stored in S3

6. EasyBlog S3 Integration

  • Go to EasyBlog > Settings > Media

  • Set storage engine to Amazon S3

  • Enter S3 credentials and bucket path: e.g., easyblog/uploads

  • Media uploaded to blog posts will be stored directly in S3

7. SmartSlider3 and S3

  • No native S3 support, but accepts external URLs

  • Use S3 public URLs (or CloudFront links) when adding images to slides

  • Recommend organizing images in /smartslider/ or /shared/

8. Event Gallery + S3

  • Enable Amazon S3 as a storage backend

  • Set region and credentials

  • Define S3 bucket path for albums: e.g., eventgallery/photos

  • Use gallery settings to sync or browse S3 content

9. Shared Media Strategy

  • To avoid duplication, use organized shared folders:

    • /shared/avatars/, /shared/sliders/, /shared/blogimages/

  • Use JCE to upload and copy public S3 URLs across apps

  • Keep EasySocial, EasyBlog, and Event Gallery each within its own root path to simplify management

10. Appendix

  • Sample IAM Policy:

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": ["s3:*"],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:s3:::kaikomalive",
        "arn:aws:s3:::kaikomalive/*"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

  • Sample Bucket Policy (public read for specific folder):

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Principal": "*",
      "Action": "s3:GetObject",
      "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::kaikomalive/shared/*"
    }
  ]
}

  • Troubleshooting:

    • AccessControlListNotSupported: ensure ACLs are disabled and "cannedacl": "" is set

    • Media Manager not showing files: use JCE or DPMedia as alternative

    • S3 URLs not loading: check permissions and ensure object is public (if needed)

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