If you're managing video content for your business, team, or organization, you've probably thought about where your videos should live long-term. VideoNest provides powerful video hosting and distribution, but connecting it to Amazon S3 adds another layer of control and flexibility that many users find valuable.

Upload a video to VideoNest, and it backs up to your S3 bucket without additional work. There's no manual downloading, no remembering to run backups, no scripts to maintain. It runs in the background while you focus on creating content. For teams managing hundreds or thousands of videos, this automation saves countless hours.

You can also choose whether to include video thumbnails and metadata files alongside your video files in S3. Most users enable both options to keep everything together.

How To Setup Amazon S3 with VideoNest

Log into your VideoNest account and navigate from the left sidebar, select Integrations. Scroll through the available integrations until you find Amazon S3 under the Storage Integrations section, then click Connect.

You'll see a configuration form asking for your AWS information. Enter your AWS Access Key ID and AWS Secret Access Key you received. Add your S3 bucket name exactly as it appears in AWS, and select the correct AWS region from the dropdown menu.

VideoNest gives you control over how videos sync between platforms. You can choose to have every new video automatically upload to S3 as soon as it's processed in VideoNest, or you can manually select which videos to sync. For most users, automatic syncing works best since it ensures everything is backed up without extra steps.

Once everything is set up, VideoNest provides a sync dashboard where you can monitor activity. You'll see which videos have successfully synced to S3, which ones are currently pending, and if any failures occurred. The dashboard shows recent sync activity so you can spot any issues quickly.

If you need to update your AWS credentials, simply go back to the integration settings, click Update Credentials, enter the new Access Key ID and Secret Access Key, test the connection, and save. Your sync will continue without interruption.

The VideoNest and Amazon S3 integration connects your video library to cloud storage in minutes. Get your S3 credentials, enter them in VideoNest's integration settings, configure your sync preferences, test the connection, and activate. From there, videos flow automatically between VideoNest and S3 based on the rules you set up.

If you run into any issues or have questions about configuring the integration for your specific workflow, VideoNest support is available through email at support@videonest.co.