# Setup Public or Private ACL for Bucket

## <mark style="color:green;">**Overview**</mark> <a href="#overview" id="overview"></a>

**ACL (Access Control List)** is a mechanism that determines who has access to your buckets and objects (files/folders). To set up a Public ACL, right-click on the Bucket and select **"Public"** or select **"Share Link"** to set it up.

## <mark style="color:green;">**Procedure**</mark> <a href="#procedure" id="procedure"></a>

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**Step 1:** Right-click on the Bucket and choose “**Public**“

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**Step 2**: Once you have set up Public for a Bucket, the screen will display as “Public” when accessing the link of that Bucket.

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