In the EC2 Console, select your instance, go to Actions > Security > Modify IAM Role , and choose the role you just created. 2. Method 1: Using AWS CLI (Recommended)
Most Amazon Linux AMIs come with the AWS CLI pre-installed. For others (like Ubuntu), you can install it using sudo apt install awscli . Download a Single File Run the following command from your EC2 terminal: Download s3 bucket files on user's local using aws cli how to download s3 file in ec2
In the IAM Console , create a new role for the EC2 service . In the EC2 Console, select your instance, go
Before you can download files, your EC2 instance needs permission to access your S3 bucket. For others (like Ubuntu), you can install it
Attach the AmazonS3ReadOnlyAccess policy (or a custom policy restricted to your specific bucket) to this role.
To download a file from Amazon S3 to an Amazon EC2 instance, the most efficient method is using the with an IAM Role attached to your instance . This approach is the industry best practice because it eliminates the need to store long-term security credentials on your server. 1. Prerequisite: Set Up Permissions