// We need to work around Step numbers here if we are going to potentially exclude the AMI subscription
=== Sign in to your AWS Management account

. Sign in to your AWS Management account at https://aws.amazon.com with an IAM user role that has the necessary permissions. For details, see link:#_planning_the_deployment[Planning the deployment] earlier in this guide.
. Make sure that your AWS account is configured correctly, as discussed in the link:#_technical_requirements[Technical requirements] section.

// Optional based on Marketplace listing. Not to be edited
ifdef::marketplace_subscription[]
=== Subscribe to the {partner-product-short-name} AMI

This Quick Start requires a subscription to the Amazon Machine Image (AMI) for {partner-product-short-name} in AWS Marketplace.

. Sign in to your AWS account.
. Open the page for the {marketplace_listing_url}[{partner-product-short-name} AMI in AWS Marketplace^], and then choose *Continue to Subscribe*.
. Review the terms and conditions for software usage, and then choose *Accept Terms*. +
  A confirmation page loads, and an email confirmation is sent to the account owner. For detailed subscription instructions, see the https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/help/200799470[AWS Marketplace documentation^].

. When the subscription process is complete, exit out of AWS Marketplace without further action. *Do not* provision the software from AWS Marketplace—the Quick Start deploys the AMI for you.
endif::marketplace_subscription[]
// \Not to be edited

=== Launch the Quick Start
// Adapt the following warning to your Quick Start.
This Quick Start must be installed in to an empty, newly created AWS account that is not a member of an AWS organization.

Each deployment takes about {deployment_time} to complete.

TIP: In the following steps, after you deploy the stack, refer to the documentation that is added to the link:https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/home#dashboards:name=superwerker[CloudWatch {partner-product-short-name} dashboard^] to complete the deployment. 

. Sign in to your AWS account, and choose the following option to launch the AWS CloudFormation template. For more deployment details, see link:#_deployment_options[Deployment options] earlier in this guide.

[cols=2*]
|===
^|https://fwd.aws/Ag3x4[Deploy {partner-product-short-name}^]
^|https://fwd.aws/ye4Rk[View template^]

|===

[start=2]
. Check the AWS Region that’s displayed in the upper-right corner of the navigation bar, and change it if necessary. This Region is where the infrastructure for {partner-product-short-name} is built. The template is launched in the {default_deployment_region} Region by default. For other choices, see link:#_supported_regions[Supported Regions] earlier in this guide.

[start=3]
. On the *Create stack* page, keep the default setting for the template URL, and then choose *Next*.
. On the *Specify stack details* page, change the stack name if needed. Review the parameters for the template. Provide values for the parameters that require input. For all other parameters, review the default settings and customize them as necessary. For details on each parameter, see the link:#_parameter_reference[Parameter reference] section of this guide. When you finish reviewing and customizing the parameters, choose *Next*.
