Amazon Web Services Setting Up an AWS Account (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 4 Feb, 2026

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is an on-demand cloud platform providing a vast array of integrated services like computation, storage, and databases without upfront payments. While individual services have specific functions, they can be architected into complex, robust applications to meet diverse organizational needs.

• AWS provides a scalable platform where users can select from a wide variety of services and pay only for what they use with no upfront costs.
• Services are designed to be easily integrated, enabling the creation of highly complex and robust applications through proper architectural design.
• AWS Free Tier provides free usage of select services for a limited period and within defined quotas, helping users learn, experiment, and build on the AWS cloud.
• Free Tier accounts include specific service limits, beyond which users will be charged for their resource consumption.

**Note: You're not charged for any AWS services that you sign up for unless you're exceeding the free Tier limit. (Turn off or Delete the services once you have done with your practice)

Set Up A AWS Free Tier Account

**Step 1: First Open your web browser and search for AWS Login Console and click on the first link. As shown in the picture below

**Step 2: An AWS Login Console page will open now click on **Create an AWS Account.

**Step 3: A new AWS sign-in page will now open after selecting **Create an AWS Account. Choose to **Create a new AWS account. As shown in the image below

**Step 4: In order to use the feature to log into an AWS Free Tire Account, we must validate the email address and have to provide the AWS account name in this stage. After clicking on "**Verify Email Address," you will receive a verification code at the address you provided. Next, you must create a **password for this account. Finally, click "**Continue" to move on to the next stage. The pictures below show every step of the process.

After clicking on "**Verify Email Address," you will receive a verification code at the address you provided.

Next, you must create a **password for this account. Finally, click "**Continue" to move on to the next stage.

**Step 5: We must include all of our contact information in this phase to make it easier for Amazon support personnel to get in touch with us about our **AWS Account and any feature references. As shown in the image below.

**Step 6: We must provide the credit/debit card information in this step. There is no reason to panic at this time. AWS won't deduct any amount unless you pay it on your own. AWS may temporarily keep your identification that they will charge you only 2 Indian rupees.

**Step 7: We have to verify our phone number in this phase. As seen in the image below, select "**TEXT or Voice call" as the method for receiving your verification number, then complete the captcha by clicking on "Send SMS."You will be sent to a screen where you must confirm the verification code you have received and click continue to proceed to the following stage. As seen in the pictures below.

**Step 8: Enter the verification code you received on your mobile device, validate it, and then click Continue to move on to the following stage.

**Step 9: Choose the support strategy you want to use. We are setting up an AWS Free Tier Account so select the Basic Support option, which is cost-free and which AWS also suggests for new customers. The Basic Support Plan includes following

• 24*7 self-service access to AWS resources
• Can access personal health dashboard
• It is free of cost

After selecting a plan, click "**Complete the sign up" as shown in the image.

**Step 10: "Congratulation" Upon the creation of your AWS account, you can sign in by clicking Click Sign into the console once more, input the email address that you provided, your password, and then click Sign in as shown in the accompanying image, where you can see AWS Management Console's home page for certain of its offering services.

Enter your **email address and previously-configured password.

And this is the Amazon Console Home page, where you may access some of the most popular AWS services, including **EC2, **VPC****,** **AUTOSCALING, etc.

After setting up our AWS Free Tier account, we are now ready to begin using the services that AWS offers.