Prerequisites
Before you begin the getting started tutorials, confirm that you have completed the prerequisites to get set up with an Amazon Web Services account.
Sign up for an Amazon Web Services account
If you do not have an Amazon Web Services account, use the following procedure to create one.
To sign up for Amazon Web Services
Open http://www.amazonaws.cn/
and choose Sign Up. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Amazon sends you a confirmation email after the sign-up process is
complete. At any time, you can view your current account activity and manage your account by
going to http://www.amazonaws.cn/
Secure IAM users
After you sign up for an Amazon Web Services account, safeguard your administrative user by turning on multi-factor authentication (MFA). For instructions, see Enable a virtual MFA device for an IAM user (console) in the IAM User Guide.
To give other users access to your Amazon Web Services account resources, create IAM users. To secure your IAM users, turn on MFA and only give the IAM users the permissions needed to perform their tasks.
For more information about creating and securing IAM users, see the following topics in the IAM User Guide:
Account credentials
Although you can use your root user credentials to access Amazon AppSync, we recommend that you use an Amazon Identity and Access Management (IAM) account instead. You can use the AWSAppSyncAdministrator managed policy to grant your IAM account the correct permissions to manage your Amazon AppSync resources.
Set up the Amazon Command Line Interface
You can use the Amazon Command Line Interface (CLI) to manage your Amazon AppSync resources. For information about how to install and configure the Amazon CLI, see Getting started with the Amazon CLI in the Amazon Command Line Interface User Guide.