FREE

AWS Setup

Create IAM User & Configure CLI

  • Create an IAM user with proper permissions for everyday AWS work
  • Generate access keys and configure the AWS CLI on your machine
  • Authenticate and run AWS commands from your terminal

Course curriculum

Section 1 – Welcome 1 lesson
L1 Welcome to AWS Setup
Section 2 – Prerequisites 3 lessons
L1 Create an AWS Account
L2 Setting up AWS CLI (Mac)
L3 Setting up AWS CLI (Windows)
Section 3 – IAM Configuration 1 lesson
L1 Create IAM User & Configure CLI

Course description

Stop using your root account for everything and risking your entire AWS infrastructure. You'll create an IAM user for everyday work and configure the AWS CLI, the same security practice that every developer follows on AWS.

This quick setup takes you from a fresh AWS account to a properly configured development environment. You'll create an IAM user with appropriate permissions, generate access keys, and install the AWS CLI so you can run commands from your terminal.

This is the required first step before building anything on AWS. Every tutorial and course assumes you've done this - learn how to set it up correctly.