On opening this IAM user, under the Security Credentials tab, you can create ACCESS KEY to set up the AWS profile in Visual Studio or AWS CLI or any other tools to work with AWS or programmatically work with services. Login into the AWS console with your AWS Root account, create an IAM user. Remember, IAM user(s) should have Programmatic access if working with SDKs, CLI or Toolkit. AWS recommends not using this ROOT user for daily activities, instead, create a few AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management) users and assigning appropriate permissions to work with AWS service. Once it’s installed, you would see AWS Explorer under the View menu.ĪWS Explorer under the VIEW menu Setting AWS profile in Visual Studio.ĭuring the AWS account creation, you will create a ROOT account (user) with all the powers for working with your account. Please search for the AWS toolkit it will install once the Visual Studio is closed. Open the Visual Studio - Extensions - Manage Extensions. You can use any edition of Visual Studio IDE (2017/ 2019/ later) to install the toolkit. Go through the link or any YouTube videos. A free tier is sufficient for exploring and learning the AWS service. An important pre-requisite is to have an AWS Account created.
