Install s3cmd on Windows

Introduction

S3cmd is a command line application to manage S3 compatible object storage services. It allows you to upload and download files as well as manage your storage in other ways.

Python

Go to https://www.python.org/downloads/ and download the latest version of Python.



Install Python on your computer. Chose the default settings during the installation process. But remember to check "Add Python X.X to PATH". It makes it easy to run Python no from anywhere on your file system.

s3cmd

Go to https://s3tools.org/download and download the latest version.

Unpack the downloaded archive.

Open the command line application and start s3cmd by browsing to the directory where you unpacked the files and run:

python s3cmd

You might get an error message stating there are missing libraries. In the example below "python-dateutil" is missing. Please follow the instructions in the error message to install the missing library.



In this case, you can install the missing library using PIP (comes with Python).

pip install python-dateutil

Now you can try to start s3cmd again

python s3cmd



If you received no further error messages you are all set to continue the installation by following our guide on https://glesys.se/kb/artikel/using-glesys-object-storage-with-s3cmd. It will guide you through the configuration of s3cmd.