Setup Cloud Environment

In this step, we’ll set up the environment to interact with AWS resources from the developer’s terminal using AWS CLI

AWS Account Setup

Step 1: AWS Account Requirements

• You will first need an AWS Account with appropriate permissions
• Give it access to create IAM users and policies
• Billing alerts configured (recommended)

Step 2: Create IAM User for Development

1. Go to AWS Console → IAM → Users → “Create user”

2. User details:

   • Username: ws1-amplify
   • Select “Provide user access to the AWS Management Console” if needed

3. Set permissions:

   • Choose “Attach policies directly”
   • Add these managed policies:
     • AmplifyBackendDeployFullAccess (for deploying Amplify backend resources)
     • AWSCloudFormationReadOnlyAccess (to check resource creation and debug stack builds)
     • IAMFullAccess (to manage IAM policies and verify permissions)
     • AWSIoTFullAccess (for IoT Core interactions via CLI and attaching IoT policies)

4. Create Access Keys:

   • Go to user → Security credentials → “Create access key”
   • Choose “Command Line Interface (CLI)”
   • Save the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key

Step 3: Configure AWS CLI Profile

Set up a named profile for this project:

# Configure AWS CLI with your profile
aws configure --profile weather-platform

# Enter when prompted:
# AWS Access Key ID: [your-access-key-id]
# AWS Secret Access Key: [your-secret-access-key]
# Default region name: us-east-1 (or your preferred region)
# Default output format: json

Verify the profile:

aws sts get-caller-identity --profile weather-platform