What is the AWS Management Console?
The AWS Management Console
Topics
Features of AWS Management Console
Important features of the AWS Management Console include the following:
-
Navigate to AWS service consoles – You can use Unified Navigation to access recently visited service consoles, view and add services to your Favorites list, access your console settings, and access AWS User Notifications.
-
Search for AWS services and other AWS information – use Unified Search to search for AWS services and features, and AWS marketplace products.
-
Customize the console – You can use Unified settings to customize various aspects of the AWS Management Console. This includes the language, default Region, and more.
-
Run CLI commands – AWS CloudShell is accessible directly from the console. You can use CloudShell to run AWS CLI commands against your favorite services.
-
Access all AWS event notifications – You can use the AWS Management Console to access notifications from AWS User Notifications and AWS Health.
-
Customize AWS Console Home – You can completely customize your AWS Console Home experience by using widgets.
-
Create and manage AWS applications – Manage and monitor the cost, health, security posture, and performance of your applications using myApplications in AWS Console Home.
-
Chat with Amazon Q – You can get Generative Artifical Intelligence (AI) assistant powered answers to your AWS service questions directly from the console. You can also get connected with a live agent for additional support.
-
Control AWS account access in your network – You can use AWS Management Console Private Access to limit access to the AWS Management Console to a specified set of known AWS accounts when the traffic originates from within your network.
Accessing the AWS Management Console
You can access the AWS Management Console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/