Image Artist: How to rotate AWS credentials

This article explains how to rotate AWS credentials (Access Key ID and Secret Access Key) for the AWS IAM user configured with Image Artist.

Steps

1. Generate New AWS Credentials 

   Follow the official AWS documentation to create new AWS credentials (Access Key ID and Secret Access Key) within your AWS account.

2. Update Image Artist Credential Files

   Replace the contents of the following files in your Image Artist installation directory with the new credentials:

   • .secrets/data_storage_access_key – for the Access Key ID
   • .secrets/data_storage_secret_key – for the Secret Access Key

3. Redeploy the Image Artist Stack 

   Follow the instructions in Image Artist: How do I redeploy/restart the container stack? to redeploy the container stack and apply the changes. 

4. Verify Functionality

   Confirm that Image Artist is functioning correctly with the updated credentials.