# (Optional) Logging web traffic
Logging web traffic

You can optionally enable Amazon S3 server access logging for a bucket that is configured as a static website. Server access logging provides detailed records for the requests that are made to your bucket. For more information, see [Logging requests with server access logging](ServerLogs.md). If you plan to use Amazon CloudFront to [speed up your website](website-hosting-cloudfront-walkthrough.md), you can also use CloudFront logging. For more information, see [Configuring and Using Access Logs](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/AccessLogs.html) in the *Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide*.

**To enable server access logging for your static website bucket**

1. Open the Amazon S3 console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/s3/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/s3/).

1. In the same Region where you created the bucket that is configured as a static website, create a general purpose bucket for logging, for example `logs.example.com`.

1. Create a folder for the server access logging log files (for example, `logs`).

1. (Optional) If you want to use CloudFront to improve your website performance, create a folder for the CloudFront log files (for example, `cdn`).

   For more information, see [Speeding up your website with Amazon CloudFront](website-hosting-cloudfront-walkthrough.md).

1. In the **Buckets** list, choose your bucket.

1. Choose **Properties**.

1. Under **Server access logging**, choose **Edit**.

1. Choose **Enable**.

1. Under the **Target bucket**, choose the bucket and folder destination for the server access logs:
   + Browse to the folder and bucket location:

     1. Choose **Browse S3**.

     1. Choose the bucket name, and then choose the logs folder. 

     1. Choose **Choose path**.
   + Enter the S3 bucket path, for example, **s3://logs.example.com/logs/**.

1. Choose **Save changes**.

   In your log bucket, you can now access your logs. Amazon S3 writes website access logs to your log bucket every 2 hours.