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# Amazon S3

Phiona can connect to an Amazon S3 file repository. Similar to the other database connections, click on the "Create a new connection" link on the top left, and then enter a name for the connection, your Access Key ID, and Secret Access Key for your S3 instance.

![](/files/-MfYMnkvO1cdmtfhry1X)

![Enter your Amazon S3 Access Details](/files/-MfYumQQlF4AM1b7KGcH)

Once you have entered your information, you will see a new data connection.

![A successfully configured S3 connection](/files/-MfYuyEaclEf_eus5ifS)

Click into the connection and you will see the different repositories you have access to.

![S3 repositories](/files/-MfYv7e7o-XKmiRLmgNU)

Select the file that you would like to access, or if there are many, search for the file, and click to import it into Phiona.


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