Object Lifecycle

Lifecycle rules automatically delete objects after a set period: old backups, logs, temporary files, previous versions and unfinished uploads. This keeps storage tidy and reduces costs.

The examples use AWS CLI configured for UzCloud. Replace my-bucket with the name of your bucket.

Create Rules

Describe the rules in a lifecycle.json file. In this example:

• objects with the logs/ prefix are deleted after 30 days;
• objects with the tmp/ prefix are deleted after 1 day;
• previous versions of all objects are deleted 14 days after they become noncurrent;
• unfinished multipart uploads are cleaned up after 3 days.

{
  "Rules": [
    {
      "ID": "expire-logs",
      "Status": "Enabled",
      "Filter": { "Prefix": "logs/" },
      "Expiration": { "Days": 30 }
    },
    {
      "ID": "expire-tmp",
      "Status": "Enabled",
      "Filter": { "Prefix": "tmp/" },
      "Expiration": { "Days": 1 }
    },
    {
      "ID": "old-versions-and-uploads",
      "Status": "Enabled",
      "Filter": { "Prefix": "" },
      "NoncurrentVersionExpiration": { "NoncurrentDays": 14 },
      "AbortIncompleteMultipartUpload": { "DaysAfterInitiation": 3 }
    }
  ]
}

Apply the rules to the bucket and check them:

aws s3api put-bucket-lifecycle-configuration --bucket my-bucket \
  --lifecycle-configuration file://lifecycle.json

aws s3api get-bucket-lifecycle-configuration --bucket my-bucket

To remove all rules: aws s3api delete-bucket-lifecycle --bucket my-bucket.