FreeCodeCamp posts S3 + CloudFront guide

freeCodeCamp published a tutorial on March 25, 2025 that shows readers how to host a static website on Amazon S3 and CloudFront. The article, written by Oghenekparobo Stephen, frames the project as a step-by-step AWS deployment exercise for learners with an AWS account, basic architecture knowledge, IAM familiarity, and Git and GitHub experience. (freecodecamp.org) The guide covers S3 storage basics, bucket setup, permissions, static website hosting, CloudFront distribution setup and policy updates needed to serve the site through AWS’s content delivery network. ### Which tutorial did freeCodeCamp publish? (freecodecamp.org) The March 25, 2025 article is titled “How to Host a Static Website on AWS S3 and CloudFront,” according to freeCodeCamp’s site. Oghenekparobo Stephen is listed as the author, and the piece appears under the site’s AWS coverage. The article describes Amazon S3 as an object storage service and CloudFront as AWS’s content delivery network. freeCodeCamp says the tutorial is intended to simplify one part of DevOps by showing how static content can be uploaded to S3 and distributed through CloudFront. (freecodecamp.org) ### What steps does the guide walk readers through? The table of contents on freeCodeCamp’s page lists S3 access controls, encryption at rest, file uploads, bucket creation, permissions, bucket policies, static hosting, CloudFront features, distributions and an “Updated S3 Bucket Policy.” The article says readers start by creating a bucket, uploading website files and configuring the bucket for hosting. (freecodecamp.org) The tutorial also explains that S3 access can be managed through AWS Identity and Access Management, bucket policies and access control lists. freeCodeCamp notes that ACLs are less commonly used because bucket policies are more powerful. (freecodecamp.org) ### Why does the bucket policy matter in this setup? freeCodeCamp’s guide says bucket policies are JSON-based rules applied at the bucket level to control access to objects. The article says readers need to edit and update the S3 bucket policy so CloudFront can access the site content. (freecodecamp.org) The tutorial’s closing instructions say that after the bucket policy is updated to allow CloudFront access, readers can open the CloudFront domain name in a browser to verify the site is being served. That sequence ties the policy change directly to the final delivery step in the deployment. (freecodecamp.org) ### How does this fit into freeCodeCamp’s broader AWS coverage? freeCodeCamp’s AWS and CloudFront topic pages show the S3-and-CloudFront tutorial alongside older articles on related setups, including S3 with CloudFront and Route 53, JAMstack deployment to S3 and CloudFront, and résumé or portfolio hosting projects built on AWS. (freecodecamp.org) The site has published multiple walkthroughs over several years that use the same AWS building blocks for static websites. A separate 2019 freeCodeCamp article by Paul Berg focused on S3, CloudFront and Route 53, while another older guide covered deploying a static site or JAMstack app to S3 and CloudFront. (freecodecamp.org) The newer March 2025 article adds another current how-to reference for readers looking for a recent walkthrough on the same stack. ### Where can readers find the next step? freeCodeCamp’s AWS topic page lists newer AWS tutorials published in recent days, including posts on Terraform state locking and OpenID Connect in GitHub Actions for AWS. Readers looking to continue from static hosting into other AWS workflows can find those articles in the same section of the site. (freecodecamp.org 1) (freecodecamp.org 2) (freecodecamp.org 3)