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Connect AWS to PipeOps

Connecting your AWS account to PipeOps lets you provision AWS servers and deploy projects directly from your PipeOps dashboard.

Connect Your AWS Account​

Step 1: Open the Integrations Page​

In the left sidebar, click Integrations.

Steps to navigate to the integrations page

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You can also get here by clicking + New in the top-right corner of your dashboard and selecting Add Server under Action, then choosing to connect a new cloud provider.

Step 2: Select Amazon Web Services​

From the list of cloud providers, find Amazon Web Services and click Connect.

AWS selected from the integrations list

Step 3: Enter Your AWS Account Details​

After clicking Connect, a side drawer will appear. Enter the following:

  • AWS Account ID — Found in the top-right corner of your AWS Management Console.
  • Name (optional) — A label to identify this AWS account in PipeOps. This is useful if you plan to connect more than one AWS account.

PipeOps AWS Connection screen

Click Add. PipeOps will process your details and activate the Authorize IAM button.

Step 4: Authorize IAM Access​

Click Authorize IAM. This opens a Create Stack page in a new tab in your AWS account.

On the AWS CloudFormation page:

  1. Scroll to the bottom of the page.
  2. Check the acknowledgement box confirming that AWS CloudFormation may create IAM resources with customized names.
  3. Click Create stack.

AWS CloudFormation Create Stack page

AWS will begin creating the stack. You'll see a progress page while the process runs — this typically takes a minute or two.

AWS CloudFormation stack creation in progress

Step 5: Confirm the Connection​

Switch back to your PipeOps tab. Once the stack creation completes, your AWS account will be automatically detected and marked as connected.

Connected AWS account in PipeOps

Your AWS account is now connected to PipeOps. You can proceed to provision a server on your connected AWS account — see Server Provisioning.