diff --git a/apiserver/bin/bucket_script.py b/apiserver/bin/bucket_script.py
index cb2d05540..89717d527 100644
--- a/apiserver/bin/bucket_script.py
+++ b/apiserver/bin/bucket_script.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os, sys
 import boto3
+import json
 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
 
 
@@ -10,6 +11,28 @@ import django
 
 django.setup()
 
+def set_bucket_public_policy(s3_client, bucket_name):
+    public_policy = {
+        "Version": "2012-10-17",
+        "Statement": [{
+            "Effect": "Allow",
+            "Principal": "*",
+            "Action": ["s3:GetObject"],
+            "Resource": [f"arn:aws:s3:::{bucket_name}/*"]
+        }]
+    }
+
+    try:
+        s3_client.put_bucket_policy(
+            Bucket=bucket_name,
+            Policy=json.dumps(public_policy)
+        )
+        print(f"Public read access policy set for bucket '{bucket_name}'.")
+    except ClientError as e:
+        print(f"Error setting public read access policy: {e}")
+
+
+
 def create_bucket():
     try:
         from django.conf import settings
@@ -31,6 +54,8 @@ def create_bucket():
         
         # If head_bucket does not raise an exception, the bucket exists
         print(f"Bucket '{bucket_name}' already exists.")
+
+        set_bucket_public_policy(s3_client, bucket_name)
         
     except ClientError as e:
         error_code = int(e.response['Error']['Code'])
@@ -41,6 +66,7 @@ def create_bucket():
             try:
                 s3_client.create_bucket(Bucket=bucket_name)
                 print(f"Bucket '{bucket_name}' created successfully.")
+                set_bucket_public_policy(s3_client, bucket_name)
             except ClientError as create_error:
                 print(f"Failed to create bucket: {create_error}")
         elif error_code == 403:
diff --git a/deploy/selfhost/docker-compose.yml b/deploy/selfhost/docker-compose.yml
index 70a88d92b..e334a97a2 100644
--- a/deploy/selfhost/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deploy/selfhost/docker-compose.yml
@@ -144,14 +144,6 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - uploads:/export
 
-  createbuckets:
-    <<: *app-env
-    image: minio/mc
-    entrypoint: >
-      /bin/sh -c " /usr/bin/mc config host add plane-minio http://plane-minio:9000 \$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID \$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY; /usr/bin/mc mb plane-minio/\$AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME; /usr/bin/mc anonymous set download plane-minio/\$AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME; exit 0; "
-    depends_on:
-      - plane-minio
-
   # Comment this if you already have a reverse proxy running
   proxy:
     <<: *app-env
diff --git a/docker-compose-local.yml b/docker-compose-local.yml
index 4f433e3ac..58cab3776 100644
--- a/docker-compose-local.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-local.yml
@@ -35,17 +35,6 @@ services:
       MINIO_ROOT_USER: ${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}
       MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}
  
-  createbuckets:
-    image: minio/mc
-    networks:
-      - dev_env
-    entrypoint: >
-      /bin/sh -c " /usr/bin/mc config host add plane-minio http://plane-minio:9000 \$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID \$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY; /usr/bin/mc mb plane-minio/\$AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME; /usr/bin/mc anonymous set download plane-minio/\$AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME; exit 0; "
-    env_file:
-      - .env
-    depends_on:
-      - plane-minio
- 
   plane-db:
     container_name: plane-db
     image: postgres:15.2-alpine
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0895aa1ae..e39f0d8d2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -108,15 +108,6 @@ services:
       MINIO_ROOT_USER: ${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}
       MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}
 
-  createbuckets:
-    image: minio/mc
-    entrypoint: >
-      /bin/sh -c " /usr/bin/mc config host add plane-minio http://plane-minio:9000 \$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID \$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY; /usr/bin/mc mb plane-minio/\$AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME; /usr/bin/mc anonymous set download plane-minio/\$AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME; exit 0; "
-    env_file:
-      - .env
-    depends_on:
-      - plane-minio
-
   # Comment this if you already have a reverse proxy running
   proxy:
     container_name: proxy