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# Use Blimp as S3 Server

1. Begin by [Signing up](/products/blimp/sign-up.md) for Blimp, after successful signup you will be automatically directed to the Blimp homepage.

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&#x20;2\. On the Blimp homepage, locate and click on the "+ Create Allocation" button.

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3. Within the allocation creation process, select "S3 Server" and proceed by clicking "Confirm."

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4. Enter the necessary allocation configuration details and confirm your selections.

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5. Next, choose your preferred Blobber for hosting files by selecting "Add" and then confirming your choice.

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6. Confirm the token amount for storage.

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7. Review token amount for creating allocation.

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8. If you already have ZCN balance, you can use it for payment. Otherwise, you can buy ZCN in exchange for ERC-20 tokens. For instructions on buying ZCN, refer to the section titled "[Buying ZCN for Storage](/products/blimp/sign-up/buy-zcn-for-storage.md)." In this context, we will pay from existing balance.

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9. Subsequently, you will need to create a server instance and provide the IP address of your AWS EC2 server instance. Afterward, click on "Generate Script." Refer to the screenshot below for reference.

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10. Upon clicking "Generate Script," Blimp will provide you with a script to copy and execute on your EC2 instance. Please refer to the screenshot below for reference:&#x20;

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11. SSH into your EC2 instance and execute the generated script. A preview following successful script execution is provided below:

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12. After successfully running the script on your EC2 instance, click on the "Click here if you ran the script on your server successfully" button.

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13. You can now perform S3 operations.

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14. &#x20;Specify a Bucket Name, select "Create Bucket" request, and click on "Make CURL request." Refer to the screenshot below for the CURL request output:

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### Next Steps

* For a comprehensive list and detailed descriptions of S3 commands, please refer to the [S3 Operations section.](/products/blimp/use-blimp-as-s3-server/s3-operations.md)&#x20;