# What does S3 compatibility mean?

**URL:** <https://forum.storj.io/t/what-does-s3-compatibility-mean/5420>\
**Category:** getting started\
**Created:** [March 25, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/what-does-s3-compatibility-mean/5420 "2020-03-25T19:00:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![itisyeetimetoday](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/itisyeetimetoday/32/64_2.png) [@itisyeetimetoday](https://forum.storj.io/u/itisyeetimetoday)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/what-does-s3-compatibility-mean/5420/1 "2020-03-25T19:00:22Z")

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I thought S3 is already a centralized data storage service like Storj but centralized. Does being S3 compatible mean that converting code that used to use S3 into code that uses Storj is easier?

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**Author:** ![Knowledge](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/knowledge/32/10681_2.png) [@Knowledge](https://forum.storj.io/u/Knowledge)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/what-does-s3-compatibility-mean/5420/2 "2020-03-25T19:13:04Z")

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Basically, if you wrote an application or tool that uses Amazon’s S3 storage services, you should be able to use the Tardigrade services instead with minimal changes.

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**Author:** ![keleffew](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/keleffew/32/7149_2.png) [@keleffew](https://forum.storj.io/u/keleffew)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/what-does-s3-compatibility-mean/5420/3 "2020-03-25T19:16:04Z")

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Yup, @Knowledge is correct. It means compatibility with the S3 API. From an infrastructure architecture standpoint the platforms are much different!