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django-storages-s3

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Use when configuring Django to store static and media files on AWS S3 with django-storages. Invoke when working with the STORAGES setting, S3 buckets, presigned URLs, CloudFront, or boto3-backed file storage in settings.py. Configures the Django 4.2+ STORAGES dict, public/private custom backends, presigned GET/POST URLs, IAM policies, and S3 mocking for tests. Trigger terms: django-storages, S3, boto3, S3Boto3Storage, STORAGES, presigned URL, CloudFront, media files, collectstatic, AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME.

When to use

• Serving static and/or media files from AWS S3 instead of the local filesystem
• Configuring the Django 4.2+ `STORAGES` dict or legacy `DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE`
• Separating public (CDN-served) and private (presigned) file backends
• Generating presigned download or direct browser-to-S3 upload URLs
• Fronting S3 with CloudFront and writing a least-privilege IAM policy
• Migrating local `FileField`/`ImageField` storage to S3 without code changes
• Testing storage code without hitting S3

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