DynamoDB Cookbook

Creating the DynamoDB table using the console

Now that we have signed up for AWS, let's start by creating our first DynamoDB table using the DynamoDB console.

Getting ready

To perform this recipe, you need to have completed the earlier recipe of Signing up to the DynamoDB AWS console.

How to do it…

Let's create our first DynamoDB table. The steps are as follows:

1. Sign in to the AWS Console by providing valid account details, and go to the DynamoDB console, as shown in the previous recipe. You will see the following screen:
   
2. Click on the Create Table button. This will open a popup window where you will need to provide details, such as the Table Name, Primary ...