# AWS S3 upload - unable to sign request without credentials set

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**Created:** [December 13, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aws-s3-upload-unable-to-sign-request-without-credentials-set/342266 "2024-12-13T11:49:41Z")\
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Make sure your EC2 instance has the right permissions to upload to S3, like `s3:PutObject` and `s3:GetObject`. Double-check your S3 bucket’s region and access settings. You might also want to try turning on `s3_use_acls: true` if necessary. You can also test uploading directly with AWS CLI to rule out permission issues. And if you’re not using direct uploads, just leave `enable_direct_s3_uploads: f` as is. Should help fix the problem!

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