# Configuring HTTP-level settings within the AWS SDK for Ruby
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## Setting a nonstandard endpoint
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The region is used to construct an SSL endpoint to use for AWS requests. If you need to use a nonstandard endpoint in the Region you’ve selected, add an `endpoint` entry to `Aws.config`. Alternatively, set the `endpoint:` when creating a service client or resource object. The following example creates an Amazon S3 resource object in the `other_endpoint` endpoint.

```
s3 = Aws::S3::Resource.new(endpoint: other_endpoint)
```

To use an endpoint of your choosing for API requests and to have that choice persist, see the [Service-specific endpoints](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdkref/latest/guide/feature-ss-endpoints.html) configuration option in the *AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide*.