AWS Setup

This page describes how to set up AWS credentials.

First, make a new directory in your home directory: mkdir ~/.aws. In that folder, make a new file called config (no extension) and populate it with this text:

[default]
region=us-east-1
output=json

Make another file, ~/.aws/credentials (again, no extension). Populate it with this text:

[PROFILENAME]
aws_access_key_id=...
aws_secret_access_key=...

Replace PROFILENAME with the name of the profile you need (e.g. spectate for Spectate publishing, spec-graphics for scrapers). Then, use the credentials for that profile to fill in the access key variables. You can find those credentials, along with all other private credentials, on the Secret Spec Graphics Credentials Google Doc. This Doc is currently only shared with deputies and editors in Graphics and NewsDev.