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# Set Up a Search Index for Amazon S3 Files

Choose Amazon Bedrock or Amazon Kendra to index files in the Amazon S3 bucket connected to your Salesforce org.

A search index makes your Amazon S3 file content searchable by meaning. Configure one supported search service for each active External Storage Search configuration.

- **Amazon Bedrock:** Use an Amazon Bedrock knowledge base with the connected S3 bucket as its data source.
- **Amazon Kendra:** Use an Amazon Kendra index with the connected S3 bucket as its data source.

- **[Set Up Amazon Bedrock for External Storage Search](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.aps_external_storage_search_bedrock.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Build an Amazon Bedrock knowledge base and connect it to the Amazon S3 bucket used by your Salesforce org.
- **[Set Up Amazon Kendra for External Storage Search](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.aps_external_storage_search_kendra.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Configure an Amazon Kendra index to ingest and search files in the Amazon S3 bucket connected to your Salesforce org.