Before we begin, make sure you have the following installed:

• Node.js v10.x or later
• npm v5.x or later
• git v2.14.1 or later

If you don’t already have an AWS account, you’ll need to create one in order to follow the steps outlined in this tutorial.

Create AWS Account

There are no upfront charges or any term commitments to create an AWS account and signing up gives you immediate access to the AWS Free Tier.

The Amplify Command Line Interface (CLI) is a unified toolchain to create AWS cloud services for your app. Let’s go ahead and install the Amplify CLI.

Watch the video below to learn how to install and configure the Amplify CLI or skip to the next section to follow the step-by-step instructions.

npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli
npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli

curl -sL https://aws-amplify.github.io/amplify-cli/install | bash && $SHELL
curl -sL https://aws-amplify.github.io/amplify-cli/install | bash && $SHELL

curl -sL https://aws-amplify.github.io/amplify-cli/install-win -o install.cmd && install.cmd
curl -sL https://aws-amplify.github.io/amplify-cli/install-win -o install.cmd && install.cmd

Now it’s time to setup the Amplify CLI. Configure Amplify by running the following command:

amplify configure
amplify configure

amplify configure will ask you to sign into the AWS Console.

Once you’re signed in, Amplify CLI will ask you to create an IAM user.

Amazon IAM (Identity and Access Management) enables you to manage users and user permissions in AWS. You can learn more about Amazon IAM here.

Specify the AWS Region
? region:  # Your preferred region
Specify the username of the new IAM user:
? user name:  # User name for Amplify IAM user
Complete the user creation using the AWS console
Specify the AWS Region
? region:  # Your preferred region
Specify the username of the new IAM user:
? user name:  # User name for Amplify IAM user
Complete the user creation using the AWS console

Create a user with AdministratorAccess to your account to provision AWS resources for you like AppSync, Cognito etc.

Once the user is created, Amplify CLI will ask you to provide the accessKeyId and the secretAccessKey to connect Amplify CLI with your newly created IAM user.

Enter the access key of the newly created user:
? accessKeyId:  # YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_ID
? secretAccessKey:  # YOUR_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
This would update/create the AWS Profile in your local machine
? Profile Name:  # (default)

Successfully set up the new user.
Enter the access key of the newly created user:
? accessKeyId:  # YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_ID
? secretAccessKey:  # YOUR_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
This would update/create the AWS Profile in your local machine
? Profile Name:  # (default)

Successfully set up the new user.

Next, we’ll set up the app and initialize Amplify!