Running python boto3 inside a docker container requirements on AWS

Question

So, I'm using boto3 s3 with a python script just to list the bucket.

s3_client = boto3.client('s3')

It works fine when I run it on my desktop because I setup the aws_access_key_id and aws_secret_access_key with my aws configure command.

When I run it on AWS as a container, am I going to need to run my container with environmental variables for the aws_access_key_id and aws_secret_access_key when I use boto3 or if I have my setup for my container user having access to s3, will that work and I don't need to use the keys?

Answer 1

would I still need to setup the aws key and secret key in boto3 or will it work off the permissions I give to my task execute user

You don't have to hard code anything. Instead you provide the permissions using IAM Roles for Tasks . So S3 permissions are granted through this role. Boto3 will automatically inherit the permissions.