Getting Started with AWS

Learn the fundamentals and start building on Amazon Web Services

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Get to know the AWS Cloud platform

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive cloud computing platform that includes infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) offerings. AWS services offer scalable solutions for compute, storage, databases, analytics, and more.

To get started with AWS:

1. Learn best practices to set up your account and environment »

2. Get to know the AWS Management Console »

3. Learn how to control your AWS costs »

Start your journey with AWS

Take the next steps by learning more about AWS, deploying your first application, and joining the AWS community.

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Learn the Essentials

Explore our essentials guides to understand basic concepts that drive AWS services and how to best take advantage of them.

Cloud Essentials

Gaining familiarity with core concepts of cloud computing helps give you confidence as you begin your journey.

Security Essentials

Apply these practices as one part of your ongoing due diligence around cloud security.

Billing and Cost Optimizations Essentials

When using the cloud, it is important to understand the billing model, and how you can optimize your costs.

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Networking Essentials

Familiarize yourself with the essentials for addressing, connectivity, routing, and network security in the cloud.

Choose the right AWS service

Decision Guides help you determine the AWS service that best fits your needs.

step-by-step database tutorials

Use our decision guide to choose an AWS database, provide a clear path to implementation, and migrate from your existing database.

step-by-step Serverless tutorials

This decision guide explores the “Serverless or Kubernetes on AWS” in the context of developing a modern apps strategy.

step-by-step Containers tutorials

Use this decision guide to help you and your organization decide which AWS container service is optimized for your needs.

Launch your first application

Pick a topic for a step-by-step tutorial to get you up and running in less than 30 minutes.

Launch a Web Application

Learn how to choose your infrastructure and launch a web application.

Deploy a Container

Select the right container service and deploy a container-based application.

Run a Serverless "Hello, World!"

Run your code on AWS Lambda without provisioning servers.

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Resource Centers

Find all the right tools, documentation, and resources to get the most out of AWS.

Developer Center

The AWS Developer Center provides developmental tools, learning resources, and documentation to take your development skills on AWS to the next level.

Reference architecture examples and diagrams

Architecture Center

The AWS Architecture Center provides reference architecture diagrams, vetted architecture solutions, Well-Architected best practices, patterns, icons, and more.

Architecture Center

The AWS IT Pro Center provides learning resources, documentation, and hands-on tutorials to help you and your organization adopt AWS IT Solutions in the cloud.

Dive Deeper

Comprehensive resources to get the most out of the AWS Cloud.

Learn about compute services to develop, deploy, run, and scale your applications.

step-by-step database tutorials

Learn what databases are and how to choose the right ones for your use cases and access patterns.

step-by-step Serverless tutorials

Learn to build and run applications and backend services without thinking about servers.

Learn how to reliably, scalably, and securely store your application's data in the cloud.

step-by-step Containers tutorials

Learn what containers are and how to choose the right one for your use cases.

Machine Learning

Learn how to add intelligence to your applications and train ML models.

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