e3 Bucket Lifecycle Rules (Automatic Object Expiration)

Create and manage lifecycle rules from the Buckets Management tab or AWS CLI.

Lifecycle rules automate expiration, transition, and cleanup for objects in a bucket — for example, deleting logs after 90 days or removing old versions.

Dashboard (recommended)

1. Open e3 Object Storage → Buckets.

2. Select a bucket and open the Management tab.

3. In Lifecycle rules, click Create rule (or Refresh / Edit / Delete on existing rules).

The lifecycle editor supports:

Action	Use for
Expire current versions	Delete objects after N days from creation.
Permanently delete noncurrent versions	Clean up old versions (requires versioning).
Delete expired object delete markers	Reclaim space after version deletes.
Abort incomplete multipart uploads	Remove stalled uploads after N days.
Transition current / noncurrent versions	Move to another storage class when available.

Scope:

• All objects, or Limit with filters — prefix, object tags, min/max object size.

Rule name — unique ID (e.g. archive-logs-90d).

Noncurrent version actions are disabled when versioning is off on the bucket.

Rules are evaluated periodically (typically daily). Objects may remain briefly after their expiry day until the next evaluation cycle.

See Buckets and Versioning and Object Lock.

AWS CLI (optional)

You can also apply lifecycle configuration with the AWS CLI and a JSON file — useful for automation or copying rules between buckets.

Connection settings: Connection details.

aws s3api put-bucket-lifecycle-configuration \
  --bucket your-bucket-name \
  --lifecycle-configuration file://lifecycle.json \
  --endpoint-url https://s3.ca-central-1.eazybackup.com \
  --profile e3

Example lifecycle.json — expire all objects after 90 days:

{
  "Rules": [
    {
      "ID": "ExpireObjectsAfter90Days",
      "Filter": { "Prefix": "" },
      "Status": "Enabled",
      "Expiration": { "Days": 90 }
    }
  ]
}

To remove all lifecycle rules via CLI:

aws s3api delete-bucket-lifecycle \
  --bucket your-bucket-name \
  --endpoint-url https://s3.ca-central-1.eazybackup.com \
  --profile e3

Versioning notes

• With versioning enabled, expiring current versions often creates delete markers; use noncurrent expiration rules to remove older versions.

• Test rules on a non-production bucket first.

Related

• Configure e3 Bucket Quotas — hard caps on bucket size or object count.