Sign up for an AWS account

If you do not have an AWS account, complete the following steps to create one.

If you have an AWS organization, create an account:

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Organizations console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/organizations/.

2. In the navigation pane, choose AWS accounts.

3. Choose Add an AWS account.

4. Choose Create an AWS account and provide the requested details. Choose Create AWS account.

To sign up for an AWS account

1. Open https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup

2. Follow the online instructions.

   Part of the sign-up procedure involves receiving a phone call and entering a verification code on the phone keypad.

   When you sign up for an AWS account, an AWS account root user is created. The root user has access to all AWS services and resources in the account. As a security best practice, assign administrative access to an administrative user, and use only the root user to perform tasks that require root user access.