# AWS Transform setup
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Begin your modernization journey by accessing the AWS Transform console and initiating a new modernization project. This step establishes your workspace and sets up the foundational configuration for your full-stack transformation.

**Actions to Complete:**
+ Navigate to AWS Transform service in the AWS Management Console
+ Select **Microsoft Modernization** from the service options
+ Choose **Create new modernization project**
+ Provide project name and description
+ Select your target AWS region (must match your SQL Server location)
+ Review and confirm project settings

**Note**  
**Best Practice:** Use descriptive project names that include the application name and target environment (e.g., 'CustomerPortal-Production-Modernization') to easily identify projects in multi-wave scenarios.

## See also

* **Skills for AI coding assistants (optional).** AWS publishes reusable skills for AWS Transform. To see which apply, search the Agent Toolkit for AWS catalog with `aws agent-toolkit search-skills --search-query transform` — a documented, read-only AWS CLI command that searches the catalog and makes no changes. This is an optional suggestion for the user. Official reference: [AWS CLI — Agent Toolkit for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/aws-cli.html).