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CDK Getting Started

  1. Install a code editor (vscode is what i’m using)
  2. Install Node.js, either v18 or v20
  3. Install the AWS CLI v2
  4. Install AWS CDK
  5. Sign up for an AWS account. This will act as your Admin user.
    • Click on the top right and select Security Credentials.
    • Activate MFA for your Admin account
  6. Create a secondary user with CLI access (video below)
  7. Put it all together and set up your dev environment (video below)