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AWS Free Tier and Account Setup

AWS Cloud Practitioner to Architect: 0 to Hero

AWS Free Tier and Account Setup

To start learning, you need an AWS account. AWS offers a 'Free Tier' to explore services without cost.

Free Tier Types:

  1. Always Free: Services that don't expire (e.g., 25GB DynamoDB).
  2. 12 Months Free: Available to new customers (e.g., 750 hours of t2.micro EC2 per month).
  3. Trials: Short-term free trials.

Setup Steps:

  1. Visit aws.amazon.com.
  2. Create a 'Root' account.
  3. Provide credit card info (for verification/overages).
  4. Set up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) immediately on the Root user for security.