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AWS timestream documentation change

Service: timestream · 2025-11-16 · Documentation medium

File: timestream/latest/developerguide/creating-a-cluster.md

Summary

Added notes about S3 VPC endpoint policy requirements and InfluxDB Explorer limitations

Security assessment

The S3 VPC endpoint policy note highlights a security configuration requirement to prevent cluster creation failures, making it security documentation. However, there is no evidence of addressing an active security vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/timestream/latest/developerguide/creating-a-cluster.md b/timestream/latest/developerguide/creating-a-cluster.md
index 1dedb07ce..38614cc62 100644
--- a//timestream/latest/developerguide/creating-a-cluster.md
+++ b//timestream/latest/developerguide/creating-a-cluster.md
@@ -80,0 +81,4 @@ Multi-node configurations beyond 3 nodes will be available in future releases vi
+###### Note
+
+**Important:** When creating a private Timestream for InfluxDB 3 cluster, ensure your S3 VPC endpoint policy allows full access. The cluster creation will fail if the S3 endpoint has restrictive policies. 
+
@@ -191,0 +196,4 @@ After your cluster is created and available:
+###### Note
+
+InfluxDB 3 Explorer is intended for **basic data exploration and administration with limited query support**. For performance testing or complex query constructions, please use the CLI or API instead
+