AWS setup
In order to use AWS, we will need to set up an AWS account. We will not cover the creation of an account here, but it is a relatively simple registration process. AWS provides a range of account and billing options, as well as a free tier that will not incur any costs. This free tier does have limitations, which are very generous, so be sure to read the terms and conditions to ensure that your usage of the free tier does exceed these usage limits.
Once we have an account set up, we will need to create a user that has programmatic access to the AWS API. The AWS API allows us to use external tools to create and manipulate any of the services available through AWS, including the creation of virtual machines, setting up security groups, ...
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