Ubuntu 22.04 Backup using Amazon S3 and rclone

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1. Creating 7 Daily Buckets with 6-Day Immutability

• Log in to your AWS account and open the S3 console.

• Click Create Bucket, enter a unique name, and confirm creation.

• Open the newly created bucket and go to the Properties tab.

• Under Bucket Versioning, click Enable (required for object lock).

• Scroll to Object Lock, click Edit, and enable it.

• Enable Default Retention:

• Choose Compliance mode.

• Set retention period to 6 days.

• Save changes.

2. Writing Lifecycle Policies for Permanent Deletion after Rclone Deletes

• Open the AWS S3 Console and your target bucket.

• Go to the Management tab > Lifecycle Rules > Create Lifecycle Rule.

• Set a name and choose to apply the rule to all objects.

• Select the following actions:

• Permanently delete noncurrent versions of objects

• Delete expired object delete markers

• Set "Days after object deletion" to 1.

• Click Create Rule.