Creating and configuring your account

If you haven't signed up for AWS yet, it is time to do so.

Signing up

This step is, of course, fairly simple and self-explanatory. In order to sign up (if you haven't done so yet), open https://portal.aws.amazon.com in your browser, click on the Create a new AWS account button, and follow the steps. You will need an email address and your credit card information.

The two exceptions to this process are as follows:

• If you plan to deploy servers in China, then you need to create your account in the AWS China region at https://www.amazonaws.cn/.
• AWS has a special facility called GovCloud for specific regulatory needs of United States federal, state, and local agencies. To sign...