Configure Access Key Authentication
Setup and information in S3
If you choose to use your own storage, there are a few pieces of information to gather from your S3 instance to create and connect your bucket with Whereby. We'll outline each one briefly below and how to locate the information.
Creating an S3 bucket can be done from the Amazon S3 console page. If S3 isn't presented as an option you can search for it within the services search at the top of the page.
For in depth instructions about bucket naming conventions and settings, please follow the Amazon support guide "Create your first S3 bucket".
Host: This is also known as your Bucket name. No URL is required, you can simply copy and paste your bucket name found in your S3 console.
Access Key ID & Access Secret: You can locate or create your Access Key and Access secret in the "Identity and Access Management" (IAM) section of your console.
Key & secret rotation:
If you wish to rotate the access key at regular intervals, Whereby supports setting new keys on the organization level using our admin UI, or on a per room level using our REST api.
Please ensure however, that any recording started before updating the key is allowed to finish before invalidating the old key. The following steps should ensure continuous operation: (One day before invalidation of old key)
Create a new access key & secret with identical permissions to the existing one
Update cloud recording settings in the admin UI with the new key / update code which uses our REST api to include new key
Wait until all existing recordings have completed (max recording duration is 24 hours)
Delete / invalidate old key
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