# Set up your AWS account for Amazon GameLift Servers FleetIQ
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To use Amazon GameLift Servers FleetIQ with Amazon EC2, Auto Scaling, and other AWS services, you must set up an AWS account with required access permissions. Complete the following tasks:
+ If you don't already have an AWS account to use with Amazon GameLift Servers FleetIQ, create a new one. See [Sign up for an AWS account](#sign-up-for-aws).
+ Set Amazon GameLift Servers FleetIQ-specific permissions for users and user groups. See [Manage user permissions for Amazon GameLift Servers FleetIQ](gsg-iam-permissions-users.md).
+ Create IAM roles to allow Amazon GameLift Servers and your Amazon EC2 resources to interact. See [Create IAM roles for cross-service interaction](gsg-iam-permissions-roles.md).

## 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*.