Github user jacques-n commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/drill/pull/275#discussion_r47372125
--- Diff: _docs/connect-a-data-source/plugins/110-s3-storage-plugin.md ---
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+---
+title: "S3 Storage Plugin"
+parent: "Connect a Data Source"
+---
+Drill works with data stored in the cloud. With a few simple steps, you
can configure the S3 storage plugin for Drill and be off to the races running
queries.
+
+## Connecting Drill to S3
+
+Starting with version 1.3.0, Drill has the ability to query files stored
on Amazon's S3 cloud storage using the S3a library. This is important, because
S3a adds support for files bigger than 5 gigabytes (these were unsupported
using Drill's previous S3n interface).
+
+There are two simple steps to follow: (1) provide your AWS credentials (2)
configure S3 storage plugin with S3 bucket
+
+#### (1) AWS credentials
+
+To enable Drill's S3a support, edit the file conf/core-site.xml in your
Drill install directory, replacing the text ENTER_YOUR_ACESSKEY and
ENTER_YOUR_SECRETKEY with your AWS credentials.
+
+```
+<configuration>
+
+ <property>
+ <name>fs.s3a.access.key</name>
+ <value>ENTER_YOUR_ACCESSKEY</value>
+ </property>
+
+ <property>
+ <name>fs.s3a.secret.key</name>
+ <value>ENTER_YOUR_SECRETKEY</value>
+ </property>
+
+</configuration>
+```
+
+#### (2) Configure S3 Storage Plugin
+
+Enable S3 storage plugin if you already have one configured or you can add
a new plugin by following these steps:
+
+1. Point your browser to http://<host>:8047 and select the 'Storage' tab.
(Note: on a single machine system, you'll need to run drill-embedded before you
can access the web console site)
+2. Duplicate the 'dfs' plugin. To do this, hit 'Update' next to 'dfs,' and
then copy the JSON text that appears.
+3. Create a new storage plugin, and paste in the 'dfs' text.
+4. Replace -- file:/// with s3a://your.bucketname.
+5. Name your new plugin, say s3-\<bucketname\>
+
+You should now be able to talk to data stored on S3 using the S3a library.
+
+## Example S3 Storage Plugin
+
+```
+{
+ "type": "file",
+ "enabled": true,
+ "connection": "s3a://apache.drill.cloud.bigdata/",
+ "workspaces": {
+ "root": {
+ "location": "/",
+ "writable": false,
+ "defaultInputFormat": null
+ },
+ "tmp": {
+ "location": "/tmp",
+ "writable": true,
--- End diff --
You will need to change your workspace definition that you are inserting
into as writable. Note the difference between the root and tmp workspaces in
the example.
---
If your project is set up for it, you can reply to this email and have your
reply appear on GitHub as well. If your project does not have this feature
enabled and wishes so, or if the feature is enabled but not working, please
contact infrastructure at [email protected] or file a JIRA ticket
with INFRA.
---
