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title: "Create an AWS Account"
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::alert[You are responsible for the cost of the AWS services used while running this workshop in your AWS account]

Your account must have the ability to create new IAM roles and scope other IAM permissions.

If you already have an AWS account, and have IAM Administrator access, go to [cloud9](/20-getting-started/1-getting-started)

## <ins>**Create an account**</ins>

1. If you don't already have an AWS account with Administrator access: [create
one now](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/adminguide/gettingstarted.html#sign-up-for-aws)

2. 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?region=us-east-1#/users$new)

3. Enter the user details:
![Create User](/static/images/getting_started/iam-1-create-user.png)

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

5. Click to create the new user:
![Confirm User](/static/images/getting_started/iam-3-create-user.png)

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