FileLu S3: Simple, Seamless, S3-Compatible

Works with AWS CLI, rclone, Cyberduck and more. The same buckets also show in your FileLu Web UI, Mobile App, FileLuSync, FTP and WebDAV. No request fees.

Connect to FileLu S3

🚀 Coming September 2025

FileLu S3 works just like Amazon S3 or Wasabi, so you can connect with your favorite tools right away. Available to all free plan users. Premium users also get Presigned URLs for easy sharing.

S3 Endpoint
  • Endpoint: https://s3.filelu.com
  • Region: auto
Access Keys

Generate your Access Key and Secret Key from My Account.

Tip: To create a new bucket, go to the FileLu UI, click Edit Folder, enable S3 Bucket, then Save. The folder instantly becomes both a normal folder and an S3 bucket.

🔹 Or create buckets directly using any S3-compatible tool such as AWS CLI, rclone, s3cmd or SDKs.

Comparison

Feature Amazon S3 Wasabi FileLu S3
API Request Fees Charged per request No request fees No request fees
Presigned URLs Yes Yes Premium: Yes
Free Plan Access No No Yes
UI & Integration Console-focused Console-focused Easy UI + Full FileLu integration (Web, Mobile, FileLuSync, FTP, WebDAV, rclone)
Pricing Transparency Complex (storage + request + egress) Simpler but egress limits Fixed monthly price, no request fees
Performance & Access Region-based latency Region-limited Global CDN
Sharing & Collaboration Public URLs via ACL/Policies Public URLs via ACL/Policies Direct Link, Presigned URLs, Bucket policy, and FileLu UI sharing
Compatibility Universal S3-compatible Full S3-compatible

Platform Setup

AWS CLI

aws configure --profile filelu
aws s3 ls --endpoint-url https://s3.filelu.com --profile filelu

Cyberduck / Mountain Duck

Server: s3.filelu.com
Enter Access Key / Secret Key

rclone

Endpoint: https://s3.filelu.com
Run: rclone config → S3 backend

SDKs & Libraries

Works with any S3 SDK.
Python boto3 example:
boto3.client('s3',
  endpoint_url='https://s3.filelu.com',
  aws_access_key_id='ACCESS_KEY',
  aws_secret_access_key='SECRET_KEY')

Supported Tools

  • 📦 AWS CLI
  • ☁️ rclone
  • 🖥 Cyberduck / Mountain Duck
  • 📡 s3cmd
  • 🗄 MinIO Client (mc)
  • 🔒 Restic
  • 📑 Duplicati
  • 🖥 Transmit (macOS)
  • ⚙️ Any app supporting S3-compatible storage

Unified FileLu Storage

Your S3 buckets and files appear like regular folders across all FileLu tools:

  • 🌐 Web UI & Mobile App, manage S3 buckets alongside your files
  • 💻 FileLuSync Desktop, access and manage files or buckets via mounted drive (your gateway to FileLu)
  • 📡 FTP / FTPS & 🌐 WebDAV, same buckets and files available
  • 📂 rclone, API, CLI and all S3-compatible tools

One account, one storage, all tools.

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