Setting up your AWS account
You will need to create an account on Amazon before you can use the Amazon Web Services (AWS). Amazon provides a 12 month limited fully functional free account that can be used to learn the different components of AWS. With this account, you get access to services provided by AWS, but there are some limitations based on resources consumed. The list of AWS services is available at http://aws.amazon.com/free.
We are assuming that you do not have a pre-existing AWS account with Amazon (if you do, please feel free to skip this section). Perform the following steps:
- Point your browser to http://aws.amazon.com/ and click on Create a Free Account.
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