configure an s3-backed dvc remote and push/pull tracked data
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Steps
Run dvc remote add -d myremote s3://mybucket/path to register the bucket as the project's default remote, which writes a remote section into .dvc/config
Provide AWS credentials via the AWS CLI config or environment variables so DVC can authenticate using the standard AWS credential chain
Use dvc remote modify --local to write any sensitive per-user settings to the git-ignored .dvc/config.local file instead of the shared, git-tracked config
Ensure the AWS identity used has s3:ListBucket, s3:GetObject, s3:PutObject, and s3:DeleteObject permissions on the bucket
Run dvc push to upload tracked data/cache to the remote and dvc pull on another checkout to download and link it back into the workspace
Known gotchas
Committing credentials into the shared .dvc/config instead of using dvc remote modify --local leaks secrets through git
Missing S3 IAM permissions (especially s3:DeleteObject) cause confusing partial-failure behavior on push/pull rather than an upfront auth error
dvc pull only restores files tracked by DVC — it doesn't replace git pull, both are needed to fully sync a checkout
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