Adding an AWS Cloud Account

NOTE: part of the following procedure is performed in Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS will open in a new browser tab. 

To add a cloud account:

1. On the sidebar, click Settings.
2. Click the Cloud Account tab.
3. Click +Add Another Cloud Account.
4. Select AWS and click Next.
   Your AWS account login page opens in a new browser tab.
5. In the AWS account login page: 
   1. Enter your AWS login credentials.
      The Create Stack screen opens with the Stack name and ExternalID fields
      populated with the required information.
   2. Select the I acknowledge that AWS CloudFormation might create IAM resources checkbox and click Create.
      Your stack is being created.
      

      NOTE: When your AWS credentials are authenticated, an IAM role is created in AWS, and allows CloudShell Colony to deploy environments to your account. The IAM role can be removed at any point. 

   3. Once the Status changes to CREATE_COMPLETE, expand the Output collapsible section, and copy the value of the RoleArm key.
6. Return to CloudShell Colony's tab and paste the copied Arn Role key into the ARN Role field. 

 The AWS cloud account is added.