Moving Data Between S3 Buckets with AWS CLI

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Now, to today’s short and sweet guide — just like your week should be! We’re going to walk through setting up an EC2 instance, configuring the AWS CLI, and copying files between two S3 buckets.

Let’s dive in!

Step 1: Launching an EC2 Instance

We’ll start by creating an EC2 instance, which will serve as your cloud-based machine for running commands.

1. Log in to AWS: Head over to your AWS Management Console and sign in.
   2. Go to EC2: In the console, search for EC2 and navigate to the EC2 Dashboard.
   3. Launch an Instance:
   — Choose the Amazon Linux 2 AMI (ideal for AWS CLI operations).
   — Select the…