Question
How to add a https subdomain that points to a AWS S3 bucket
- Posted on February 27, 2025
- App Platform
Asked by karimabdelhakim22
I have a custom domain media.example.com that points to a S3 bucket using a CNAME record but it is not ssl supported, i want to add media.example.com to my domains from app platform to support https but point to the s3 bucket instead of my default domain example.com
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Hey!
Just to clarify, are you referring to an AWS S3 bucket, or are you trying to do this with DigitalOcean Spaces?
If it’s Spaces, you can set up a custom domain with SSL by following this guide:
👉 Customize CDN Endpoint for Spaces
Let me know, and I’d be happy to help!
- Bobby
Heya,
With DigitalOcean spaces you can use custom subdomains to achieve this. You can check the article with the info here:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/spaces/how-to/customize-cdn-endpoint
Hope that this helps!