Setup AWS Account

  1. Create your account on the AWS Getting Started Pagearrow-up-right.

  2. From Setup MFAarrow-up-right, setup IAM for both your root account and new user using the Google Authenticator app.

  3. On the IAM Dashboardarrow-up-right, set an alias for your account so you don't need the special url to login.

  4. Enable access to the Billing Console for IAM users by following Delegate Access to the Billing Consolearrow-up-right. Attach the Billing policy to the Administrator group.

  5. Log out of your root account and login with your user account.

  6. Change your currency preference by going to My Accountarrow-up-right, Payment Currency Preference.

  7. Create an AWS Budgetarrow-up-right so you don't get charged too much.

Now you can follow Setup AWS Cloud Infrastructure.

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