# Setting up your AWS account
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Before you can enable Amazon Detective, you must have an AWS account. If you do not have an AWS account, complete the following steps to create one.

## Sign up for an AWS account
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To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. For information about creating an AWS account, see [Getting started with an AWS account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) in the *AWS Account Management Reference Guide*.