AWS S3 Media Source
awss3mediasource
About
Alternate Amazon S3 Media Source for MODX Revolution, using 3.* AWS SDK for PHP.
Installation & usage
Download the latest release and install via Package Manager
1. Then in the MODX Manager go to Media -> Media Sources -> Create New Media Source
2. Fill in the Required options
- **url** The URL to the Amazon S3 instance. Often http://myaccount.s3.amazonaws.com/,
https://s3.amazonaws.com/myaccount/ or if you have set up a custom domain https://assets.example.com/. Make sure the url ends with a slash.
- **bucket** The bucket to connect the source to. About buckets: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/UsingBucket.html
- **key** The Amazon key used for authentication to the bucket. Find your key: https://aws.amazon.com/developers/access-keys/
- **secret_key** The Amazon secret key for authentication to the bucket.
- **region** like us-west-1 Find your region: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#s3_region
3. Save
At a glance
MODX 3 compatibility unknown. Based on our testing and community reports where available.
- Developer matdave
- Latest release December 9, 2025 (10 months ago)
- First seen in SiteDash December 9, 2025 (10 months ago)
- License MIT
- MODX support 2.0 – 3.0
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| MODX.com |
2.1.0-pl |
December 9, 2025
10 months ago |
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- Massive speed up
- Add support for Fred in 2.x - Requires PHP >= 7.4 |
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| MODX.com |
1.1.0-pl |
March 16, 2023
3 years ago |
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| MODX.com |
1.0.0-pl |
April 26, 2022
4 years ago |
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We've also seen 3 unverified versions of AWS S3 Media Source in use, but don't list those as we've been unable of confirming they are official releases from an official source.