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title: Terraform (AWS)
description: Configure R2 buckets and objects with Terraform using the AWS provider.
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# Terraform (AWS)

You must [generate an Access Key](https://developers.cloudflare.com/r2/api/tokens/) before getting started. All examples will utilize `access_key_id` and `access_key_secret` variables which represent the **Access Key ID** and **Secret Access Key** values you generated.

  
This example shows how to configure R2 with Terraform using the [AWS provider ↗](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws).

Note for using AWS provider

For using only the Cloudflare provider, see [Terraform](https://developers.cloudflare.com/r2/examples/terraform/).

With [terraform ↗](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/downloads) installed:

1. Create `main.tf` file, or edit your existing Terraform configuration
2. Populate the endpoint URL at `endpoints.s3` with your [Cloudflare account ID](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/account/find-account-and-zone-ids/)
3. Populate `access_key` and `secret_key` with the corresponding [R2 API credentials](https://developers.cloudflare.com/r2/api/tokens/).
4. Ensure that `skip_region_validation = true`, `skip_requesting_account_id = true`, and `skip_credentials_validation = true` are set in the provider configuration.

```
terraform {  required_providers {    aws = {      source = "hashicorp/aws"      version = "~> 5"    }  }}
provider "aws" {  region = "us-east-1"
  access_key = <R2 Access Key>  secret_key = <R2 Secret Key>
  # Required for R2.  # These options disable S3-specific validation on the client (Terraform) side.  skip_credentials_validation = true  skip_region_validation      = true  skip_requesting_account_id  = true
  endpoints {    s3 = "https://<account id>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com"  }}
resource "aws_s3_bucket" "default" {  bucket = "<org>-test"}
resource "aws_s3_bucket_cors_configuration" "default" {  bucket   = aws_s3_bucket.default.id
  cors_rule {    allowed_methods = ["GET"]    allowed_origins = ["*"]  }}
resource "aws_s3_bucket_lifecycle_configuration" "default" {  bucket = aws_s3_bucket.default.id
  rule {    id     = "expire-bucket"    status = "Enabled"    expiration {      days = 1    }  }
  rule {    id     = "abort-multipart-upload"    status = "Enabled"    abort_incomplete_multipart_upload {      days_after_initiation = 1    }  }}
```

You can then use `terraform plan` to view the changes and `terraform apply` to apply changes.

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