Setting up Amazon MSK
Before you use Amazon MSK for the first time, complete the following tasks.
Sign up for Amazon
When you sign up for Amazon, your Amazon Web Services account is automatically signed up for all services in Amazon, including Amazon MSK. You are charged only for the services that you use.
If you have an Amazon account already, skip to the next task. If you don't have an Amazon account, use the following procedure to create one.
To sign up for an Amazon Web Services account
Follow the online instructions.
Part of the sign-up procedure involves receiving a phone call and entering a verification code on the phone keypad.
When you sign up for an Amazon Web Services account, an Amazon Web Services account root user is created. The root user has access to all Amazon Web Services and resources in the account. As a security best practice, assign administrative access to a user, and use only the root user to perform tasks that require root user access.
Download libraries and tools
The following libraries and tools can help you work with Amazon MSK:
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The Amazon Command Line Interface (Amazon CLI) supports Amazon MSK. The Amazon CLI enables you to control multiple Amazon Web Services from the command line and automate them through scripts. Upgrade your Amazon CLI to the latest version to ensure that it has support for the Amazon MSK features that are documented in this user guide. For detailed instructions on how to upgrade the Amazon CLI, see Installing the Amazon Command Line Interface. After you install the Amazon CLI, you must configure it. For information on how to configure the Amazon CLI, see aws configure.
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The Amazon Managed Streaming for Kafka API Reference documents the API operations that Amazon MSK supports.
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The Amazon Web Services SDKs for Go, Java
, JavaScript , .NET , Node.js , PHP , Python , and Ruby include Amazon MSK support and samples.