# Set up your AWS account for Amazon GameLift Servers FleetIQ
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To use Amazon GameLift Servers FleetIQ with Amazon EC2, Auto Scaling, and other AWS services, you must set up an AWS account with required access permissions. Complete the following tasks:
+ If you don't already have an AWS account to use with Amazon GameLift Servers FleetIQ, create a new one. See [Sign up for an AWS account](#sign-up-for-aws).
+ Set Amazon GameLift Servers FleetIQ-specific permissions for users and user groups. See [Manage user permissions for Amazon GameLift Servers FleetIQ](gsg-iam-permissions-users.md).
+ Create IAM roles to allow Amazon GameLift Servers and your Amazon EC2 resources to interact. See [Create IAM roles for cross-service interaction](gsg-iam-permissions-roles.md).

## Sign up for an AWS account
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To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. There are two ways to sign up for AWS. If you want complete control over account configuration and where your content is stored, or if you have regulated workloads such as HIPAA or FedRAMP, use [Sign up for AWS (advanced)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html). If you are a new user and want to use a login you already own to sign in to AWS and create an AWS environment with preconfigured defaults in select [AWS Regions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/project-regions.html), use [Sign up for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/sign-in-new.html).