# Prerequisites
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To complete this tutorial, you must first:
+  Complete the steps in [Getting started with CodeDeploy](getting-started-codedeploy.md). 
+  Install the Amazon Serverless Application Model CLI. For information, see [Install the Amazon SAM CLI](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/serverless-sam-cli-install.html). 
+  Create an S3 bucket. Amazon SAM uploads the artifacts that are referenced in your [Amazon SAM template](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/en_us/codedeploy/latest/userguide/tutorial-lambda-sam-template.html) into this bucket.