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==== Prepare your AWS account

Ensure that AWS Security Token Service (AWS STS) is enabled in the Region you deploy the Quick Start. For more information, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_temp_enable-regions.html[Managing AWS STS in an AWS Region].

==== Prepare for the deployment

. Fork the https://github.com/aws-quickstart/quickstart-dotnetfx-ecs-cicd[GitHub repository]. The repository consists of AWS CloudFormation templates and the application source code.
. Obtain the items in the following table. They are required during the Quick Start deployment.

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|GitHub OAuth token | A personal access token created in GitHub.

. Go to https://github.com/settings/tokens/new.
. In the *Note* field, enter `.NET CI/CD`.
. Select the *repo* checkbox.
. Select the *admin:repo_hook* checkbox.
. Choose *Generate token*. Copy the token that is generated. It is required when deploying the Quick Start CloudFormation template.
|Project owner's GitHub user ID | Your GitHub login user name.
|Repository name | The name of the forked repository from the first step.
|Branch to build | The branch name that you want to use in your fork to initiate the CI/CD pipeline.

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