Create AWS Free Tier Account
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By Rahul Kundra
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1. Browse to https://aws.amazon.com and click the “Create an AWS account” button at the top of the page.
2. Give the email id and the AWS Account name that you would like to give.
3. If you have an existing AWS Account already, then click on Sign in to an existing AWS Account.
4. Enter your contact information.
5. Enter Billing Information. Enter your credit or debit card number and the remaining details required.
If you’re worried about how much you’ll be billed for services, relax. When you first sign up for AWS, you get automatic access to the AWS Free Tier, which entitles you to 12 months of free usage up to certain limits. This includes 750 hours per month of free usage of Amazon EC2 micro servers, which are just right for development or low-traffic website hosting. So long as your usage falls within the limits of the free tier, your credit card will never be billed. However, Amazon still needs your credit card information for security purposes, to avoid service misuse and to confirm your identity.
6. Next you have to confirm your identity.
Once the credit card details are confirmed, you will need to complete the Identity Confirmation step. You will see the below screen:
Basically, you need to select a mode to confirm your identity. It could be a Text Message or a Voice call to your valid phone number.
Once you have verified successfully, you should see a screen like below:
7. Select Support Plan
This is where you need to choose your support plan for your AWS account. This is the only step in this process which may cost you more depending on your choice. There are 3 options.
- Basic Plan — free plan recommend for most users.
- Developer Plan — from $29/month. Email support. Suitable for start-ups.
- Business Plan — from $100/month. Email/Chat/Phone support. Suitable for the enterprise.
In the paid plan, you can take assistance for AWS professionals. They will help you solve your technical issues, recommend you about service and guide you for better and cost-effective architecture.
I will recommend you to choose the basic plan. This is more than enough for individuals and beginners. You can always opt for a paid plan in the future if you need it.
8. Selecting your role
This is the last step in registering for your AWS free tier account. You need to choose your role and your area of interest. For your role, you can choose from Academic, Business Analyst, Software Developer, Student, etc.
Both of these choices do not matter that much. You can choose them as per your preference. Once you click on the submit button, your AWS free tier account will be created. On this page, you will also find out tutorials provided by AWS. You can take look at them.
9 Login to your AWS console
Now we will log in to our AWS console for the first time. Click on “Sign In to the Console” button at the top right corner. Enter your email and password which you have used in step 1. Once you click on Sign in you will see your AWS console.
