Add AWS Cloud Provider
Before you can create a new cloud provider for Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Platform9 Managed Kubernetes (PMK), you must satisfy some prerequisites. Refer to AWS Prerequisites for more info.
Add AWS Cloud Provider
You must be an administrator to perform this operation within Platform9. Follow the steps given below to create a new AWS cloud provider.
- Navigate to Infrastructure>Cloud Providers>Add New Cloud Provider.
- Click Amazon Web Services under Cloud Provider Type.
- Enter the following AWS credentials and Click Save.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| AWS Access Key ID | Access Key ID provided by AWS |
| AWS Secret Access Key | Secret Access Key provided by AWS |
The AWS cloud provider is created successfully, and you are now ready to create Kubernetes clusters on the AWS cloud provider.
You can create multiple AWS cloud providers. For ease of debugging, we recommend that each cloud provider is created with unique credentials.
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