I know, I know! I was there too, trust me. The AWS dashboard can be intimidating, confusing, seemingly overkill for what you are trying to do, and compared to other popular resources out there it is easy to completely dismiss AWS altogether and roll with something else.
However, there is a reason that some of the BIGGEST companies in the world use AWS for their web services. Companies like Twitch, LinkedIn, Facebook and even all of those chill time movies are streamed from Netflix through AWS. It is for good reason.
I cannot teach the entirety of AWS in a single article, but I can demystify the dashboard just a bit by showing you how to navigate through and ultimately implement S3 buckets in your Laravel apps.