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S3 Lifecycle

Lifecycle of S3

In the previous post, I discussed the S3 storage classes. Objects can be transitioned between these storage classes depending on how critical the needs are.

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For infrequently accessed objects, they can be moved to STANDARD_IA, and for archive objects that are not needed in real-time, GLACIER OR DEEP_ARCHIVE.

Transitioning of objects can be automated using a lifecycle configuration

S3 Lifecycle Rules

Transition actions: It defines when objects are transitioned to another storage class.

  • Move to Glacier for archiving after 3 months

Expiration actions: Configure objects to expire (delete) after some time

  • Log files can be set to delete after a 90 days
  • Can be used to delete old versions of files (if versioning is enabled)
  • Can be used to delete incomplete multi-part uploads

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Note: The value of days transitioning to intelligent_tiering must be at least 30 more than the value of the previous Standard_IA.

The value of days transitioning to Glacier Deep Archive must be at least 30 more than the value of the previous Glacier Instant Retrieval.

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