What is the AWS Management Console? - AWS Management Console

What is the AWS Management Console?

The AWS Management Console is a web-based application that contains and provides centralized access to all individual AWS service consoles. You can use Unified Navigation in the AWS Management Console to search for services, view notifications, access AWS CloudShell, access account and billing information, and customize your general console settings. The home page of the AWS Management Console is called AWS Console Home. From AWS Console Home, you can manage your AWS applications and access all other individual service consoles. You can also customize AWS Console Home to show other helpful information about AWS and your resources by using widgets. You can add, remove, and rearrange widgets such as Recently visited, AWS Health, and more.

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/.