Create an AWS Account

Learn to create an AWS account.

Getting started

If you're new to AWS, you first need to create an AWS account. We'll go through the required steps in this lesson.

Please note that you need the following to create an AWS account:

  • An email address

  • An active phone number to receive text (SMS) messages or phone calls

  • A valid credit card

To create an AWS account, please go to the AWS website. The page should look similar to this (the banners change regularly):

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AWS home page
AWS home page

To create an account, please click the “Sign In to the Console” button on the top ...