AWS Toolkit for Microsoft Visual Studio

The AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio is an extension for Microsoft Visual Studio that makes it easier for developers to develop, debug, and deploy .NET applications using Amazon Web Services. With the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio, you’ll be able to get started faster and be more productive when building AWS applications.


The AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio features:

AWS SDK for .NET

The AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio conveniently includes the AWS SDK for .NET, so you can get started building .NET applications on AWS infrastructure services in Visual Studio, including Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, and Amazon DynamoDB.
  • Start – Easily create new .NET projects with the AWS .NET library by using one of the included project templates, or add the library to an existing project.
  • Develop – Use Visual Studio to build and debug your applications.



AWS Explorer

Easily access and administer your AWS infrastructure, including Amazon S3, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon EC2, and more while developing your application. The AWS Explorer provides a graphical interface that makes it easy to create, edit, and delete resources.
  • Configure – Create, view, and delete Amazon S3 objects, Amazon SimpleDB items and attributes, Amazon SQS messages, and more.
  • Edit – Add, edit, and delete resources to help build and test your application without leaving the IDE.
  • Query – Create queries against your data in Amazon DynamoDB and edit the results.



AWS Elastic Beanstalk Deployment

Use the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio to develop, debug, then deploy your .NET web applications to AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
  • Develop – Create new .NET web applications using a web application template. Use Visual Studio to build and run your application locally before deploying to AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
  • Deploy – Easily deploy new application versions to AWS Elastic Beanstalk, then use the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio or the AWS Management Console to manage the application.



AWS CloudFormation Deployment

Use the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio to develop, debug, then deploy your .NET web applications with AWS CloudFormation.
  • Develop – – Create new .NET web applications using a web application template. Use Visual Studio to build and run your application locally before deploying to AWS with AWS CloudFormation.
  • Deploy – Easily deploy new application versions to your AWS CloudFormation stack, then use Amazon EC2 Management in Visual Studio or the AWS Management Console to manage the application.



Prerequisites

  • Requires the .NET framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 This link will launch in a new browser window or tab. or higher.
  • Requires Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (Standard or higher) or Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (Professional or higher). Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 This link will launch in a new browser window or tab. is recommended.
  • You must be signed up for the services you want to use.
  • For AWS Elastic Beanstalk and AWS CloudFormation Deployments:
    • Web Deployment Tool This link will launch in a new browser window or tab. 1.0 or higher. Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 has the Web Deployment Tool 1.0 pre-installed.

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Installing the Toolkit

Download and install the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio as follows:

  1. Click the Download button on the top right corner of this page.
  2. Save the file to locally, when prompted by your browser.
  3. Open the saved installer to begin the installation process and follow the on-screen instructions.

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Resources

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