Managing multiple Amazon accounts - Amazon Elastic Beanstalk
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Managing multiple Amazon accounts

You might want to set up different Amazon accounts to perform different tasks, such as testing, staging, and production. You can use the Amazon Toolkit for Eclipse to add, edit, and delete accounts easily.

To add an Amazon account with the Amazon Toolkit for Eclipse

  1. In Eclipse, make sure the toolbar is visible. On the toolbar, click the arrow next to the Amazon icon and select Preferences.

  2. Click Add account.

  3. In the Account Name text box, type the display name for the account.

  4. In the Access Key ID text box, type your Amazon access key ID.

  5. In the Secret Access Key text box, type your Amazon secret key.

    For API access, you need an access key ID and secret access key. Use IAM user access keys instead of Amazon Web Services account root user access keys. For more information about creating access keys, see Managing access keys for IAM users in the IAM User Guide.

  6. Click OK.

To use a different account to deploy an application to Elastic Beanstalk

  1. In the Eclipse toolbar, click the arrow next to the Amazon icon and select Preferences.

  2. For Default Account, select the account you want to use to deploy applications to Elastic Beanstalk.

  3. Click OK.

  4. In the Project Explorer pane, right-click the application you want to deploy, and then select Amazon Web Services > Deploy to Elastic Beanstalk.