How to Upload and Store Files on AWS S3 in Laravel Uploading files to AWS S3 is a common requirement in modern Laravel applications. Amazon S3 provides scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud storage for files such as images, documents, and media assets. Prerequisites A Laravel application An AWS account An S3 bucket created in AWS Step 1: Install AWS S3 Driver Install the Flysystem AWS S3 package using Composer: composer require league/flysystem-aws-s3-v3 "^3.0" Step 2: Configure AWS Credentials Add the following configuration values to your .env file: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your_access_key AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your_secret_key AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1 AWS_BUCKET=your_bucket_name AWS_USE_PATH_STYLE_ENDPOINT=false Tip: Always keep your AWS credentials private and never commit them to GitHub. Step 3: Configure the S3 Filesystem Disk Open the config/filesystems.php file and make sure the S3 disk is configured correctly: ...