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Create an AWS Account

Discover how to create an AWS account by following detailed steps such as email and phone verification, entering payment details, and logging into the AWS Console as a root user. This lesson prepares you to start using AWS services safely by understanding account setup essentials.

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):

AWS home page
AWS home page

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