3 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/book/connect/apps/index.md b/doc/book/connect/apps/index.md
index 83aadec2..3f59530a 100644
--- a/doc/book/connect/apps/index.md
+++ b/doc/book/connect/apps/index.md
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ Now we can write a simple script (eg `~/.local/bin/matrix-cache-gc`):
 ## CONFIGURATION ##
 AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=GKxxx
 AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=xxxx
-S3_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:3900
+AWS_ENDPOINT_URL=http://localhost:3900
 S3_BUCKET=matrix
 MEDIA_STORE=/var/lib/matrix-synapse/media
 PG_USER=matrix
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ EOF
 
 s3_media_upload update-db 1d
 s3_media_upload --no-progress check-deleted $MEDIA_STORE
-s3_media_upload --no-progress upload $MEDIA_STORE $S3_BUCKET --delete --endpoint-url $S3_ENDPOINT
+s3_media_upload --no-progress upload $MEDIA_STORE $S3_BUCKET --delete --endpoint-url $AWS_ENDPOINT_URL
 ```
 
 This script will list all the medias that were not accessed in the 24 hours according to your database.
diff --git a/doc/book/connect/cli.md b/doc/book/connect/cli.md
index 591ac151..c9ffd4f4 100644
--- a/doc/book/connect/cli.md
+++ b/doc/book/connect/cli.md
@@ -70,16 +70,17 @@ Then a file named `~/.aws/config` and put:
 ```toml
 [default]
 region=garage
+endpoint_url=http://127.0.0.1:3900
 ```
 
 Now, supposing Garage is listening on `http://127.0.0.1:3900`, you can list your buckets with:
 
 ```bash
-aws --endpoint-url http://127.0.0.1:3900 s3 ls
+aws s3 ls
 ```
 
-Passing the `--endpoint-url` parameter to each command is annoying but AWS developers do not provide a corresponding configuration entry.
-As a workaround, you can redefine the aws command by editing the file `~/.bashrc`:
+If you're using awscli `<1.29.0` or `<2.13.0`, you need to pass `--endpoint-url` to each CLI invocation explicitly.
+As a workaround, you can redefine the aws command by editing the file `~/.bashrc` in this case:
 
 ```
 function aws { command aws --endpoint-url http://127.0.0.1:3900 $@ ; }
diff --git a/doc/book/quick-start/_index.md b/doc/book/quick-start/_index.md
index 4f974ea5..08932775 100644
--- a/doc/book/quick-start/_index.md
+++ b/doc/book/quick-start/_index.md
@@ -269,12 +269,14 @@ named `~/.awsrc` with this content:
 export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=xxxx      # put your Key ID here
 export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=xxxx  # put your Secret key here
 export AWS_DEFAULT_REGION='garage'
-export AWS_ENDPOINT='http://localhost:3900'
+export AWS_ENDPOINT_URL='http://localhost:3900'
 
-function aws { command aws --endpoint-url $AWS_ENDPOINT $@ ; }
 aws --version
 ```
 
+Note you need to have at least `awscli` `>=1.29.0` or `>=2.13.0`, otherwise you
+need to specify `--endpoint-url` explicitly on each `awscli` invocation.
+
 Now, each time you want to use `awscli` on this target, run:
 
 ```bash