Setup and Secure AWS Free Tier Account
In the following walkthrough we go over
Signing up for an AWS account.
Adding Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) to the Root User account.
Creating an IAM User with an Administrator policy and MFA in order to provision resources.
Enabling billing alerts and Free Tier limit alerts.
Creating a billing alarm in order to be notified when exceeding $5.00 in your AWS account.
00:00 -- Intro: Disclaimer on Free Tier Account
00:40 -- 1. Sign up for an AWS account
03:28 -- 2. AWS Security Best Practices
04:00 -- 3. Add Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) to the Root User account.
05:20 -- 4. Create an IAM User with an Administrator policy and MFA in order to provision resources.
09:35 -- 5. Enable IAM users to view billing account info
11:07 -- 6. Enabling billing alerts and Free Tier limit alerts
11:50 -- 7. Create a billing alarm in order to be notified when exceeding $5.00 in your AWS account.
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