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title: "1. AWS Account Setup"
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## Setting up your AWS account

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You are responsible for the cost of the AWS services used while running this workshop in your AWS account. We highly recommend you to go to the [request AWS credit page](/030_self_guided_setup/30_request_credit.html) so you can run this workshop without any charge to you.
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1. If you don't already have an AWS account with Administrator access: [create
one now by clicking here](https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started/)

1. Once you have an AWS account, ensure you are following the remaining workshop steps
as an IAM user with administrator access to the AWS account:
[Create a new IAM user to use for the workshop](https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home?#/users$new)

1. Enter the user details:
![create user](/images/iam-1-create-user.png)

1. Attach the AdministratorAccess IAM Policy:
![attach policy](/images/iam-2-attach-policy.png)

1. Click to create the new user:
![finish creation](/images/iam-3-create-user.png)

1. Take note of the login URL and save:
![login url](/images/iam-4-save-url.png)