Introduction

This tutorial is a step by step walk-through on how to set up an AWS account.

To use any of the services available on AWS you must first create an account.

With an account you will have will be able to manage pricing, users, security, and can try the various services like the popular Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3).

Step 1 - Navigating to create an acount

In this step, you will navigate to the
AWS Homepage and fill in the appropriate information to start creating your account.

1. To start navigate to the AWS Homepage

2. You can click any of the following buttons to create a new account:
   Buttons:

   • Create an AWS Account
   • Create a Free Account
   • Sign up for free

1. Next navigate to the Create an AWS account form and fill in the information with:

   • Your Email
   • Password
   • AWS account name of your choosing

2. Click Continue.

Step 2- Contact Information

In this step you will fill in your contact information.

You can choose a Professional or Personal account type.

1. Fill in the Contact information form. Fill in:

   • Your Full Name
   • Valid Phone Number
   • Country/Region
   • Address, City, State/ Province or region, and Postal code where valid.

2. Agree to the terms of use.

3. Click the Create Account and Continue button.

Step 3- Filling Out Your Payment Information

In order to use AWS you must provide a credit or debt card number.

1. You need to fill out the Payment Information with a valid debit or credit card to use AWS.

2. Once the information is filled in hit the Verify and Add button.

Step 4- Confirming Your Identity

1. Add a valid phone number so you can confirm your identity.
   Choose Text Message or Voice call

2. Fill in the Security check

3. Click the Send SMS button to continue.

4. Once the you receive the verification code fill it in and hit the Verify Code button.

Step 5- Choosing a Support Plan

1. Select a Support Plan

• Choose the free Basic Plan ## Step 6- Signing In

1. Click the Sign in to the Console button.

2. Fill in your email and click Next

3. Fill in the password and sign in to the console.
   
   You should now be at the AWS Management Console.

Conclusion

In this tutorial you followed the steps to create an individual AWS account.

Now you can explore other topics like creating an IAM user, password policy, or checking out all of the AWS services.

The above these topics are covered in ExamPro's Certified Cloud Practitioner Course.