How to delete or purge old files on S3?

Question

Are there existing solutions to delete any files older than x days?

Answer 1

Here is how to implement it using a CloudFormation template:

  JenkinsArtifactsBucket:
    Type: "AWS::S3::Bucket"
    Properties:
      BucketName: !Sub "jenkins-artifacts"
      LifecycleConfiguration:
        Rules:
          - Id: "remove-old-artifacts"
            ExpirationInDays: 3
            NoncurrentVersionExpirationInDays: 3
            Status: Enabled

This creates a lifecycle rule as explained by @Ravi Bhatt

Read more on that: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-s3-bucket-lifecycleconfig-rule.html

How object lifecycle management works: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/object-lifecycle-mgmt.html