5.5 Getting Started in Node.js SDK

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-javascript/v2/developer-guide/getting-started-nodejs.html

This Node.js code example shows:

• How to create the package.json manifest for your project.
• How to install and include the modules that your project uses.
• How to create an Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) service object from the AWS.S3 client class.
• How to create an Amazon S3 bucket and upload an object to that bucket.

The Scenario

The example shows how to set up and run a simple Node.js module that creates an Amazon S3 bucket, then adds a text object to it.

Because bucket names in Amazon S3 must be globally unique, this example includes a third-party Node.js module that generates a unique ID value that you can incorporate into the bucket name. This additional module is named uuid.

Prerequisite Tasks

To set up and run this example, you must first complete these tasks:

• Create a working directory for developing your Node.js module. Name this directory awsnodesample. Note that the directory must be created in a location that can be updated by applications. For example, in Windows, do not create the directory under "C:Files".
• Install Node.js. For more information, see the Node.js website. You can find downloads of the current and LTS versions of Node.js for a variety of operating systems at https://nodejs.org/en/download/current/.