Setting up AWS CLI on a windows machine

AWS CLI in a Windows PC

 Am back after a looooong break :-).

     Cloud adoption is becoming inevitable in every industry , with that being said, there are 4 major

• Amazon Web Services
• Microsoft Azure
• IBM Cloud
• Google Cloud Platform

    Of All these , AWS is leading the industry. The resources in AWS can be accessed/managed  through AWS web console pretty much, but AWS CLI offers more control in a command line for power users, This document focusses on how to set up AWS CLI(Command Line Interface) to control your AWS resources.

•  Download and Install the interface from  https://s3.amazonaws.com/aws-cli/AWSCLI64.msi
•  Goto Run->Command Prompt->AWS help  to verify if the installation is successful
•  >aws configure, provide the login credentials to access AWS, if you don't know the credentials, please follow the steps below

1. Open the IAM console.
2. In the navigation pane of the console, choose Users.
3. Choose your IAM user name (not the check box).
4. Choose the Security credentials tab and then choose Create access key.
5. To see the new access key, choose Show. Your credentials will look something like this:
   • Access key ID: AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
   • Secret access key: wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
6. To download the key pair, choose Download .csv file. Store the keys in a secure location.
   Keep the keys confidential in order to protect your AWS account, and never email them. Do not share them outside your organization, even if an inquiry appears to come from AWS or Amazon.com. No one who legitimately represents Amazon will ever ask you for your secret key. 

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