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Installing and configuring AWS CDK

Installing and configuring AWS CDK - Amazon Web Services (AWS) Tutorial

From the course: Complete Guide to Serverless Web App Development on AWS

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Installing and configuring AWS CDK

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- [Instructor] Let's get started with AWS CDK. As you follow along, you will configure your computer and AWS account ready to build and deploy infrastructure with AWS CDK. To begin working with AWS CDK, you need to set up both your local environment and your AWS account. Here is what you will need. You will need an active AWS account to deploy the resources you define in AWS CDK. If you don't have an account, go to aws.amazon.com and create one. Be sure to have the billing alerts enabled to keep track of the usage and avoid an expected charges. The AWS CLI is essential for authenticating your computer with your AWS account. Download and install the AWS CLI from the AWS website following the instructions for your system. Once it's installed, run the following command to verify, aws --version. After that, configure the AWS CLI with your credentials using this command, aws configure. You will need to provide your access key, secret access key, default region, and output format. AWS CDK…

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