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# Step 1: Set up the Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment

Before running the VCPA pipeline, users will need to follow the steps in this session to set up the AWS environment.

[**1.1 Create AWS account**](https://niagads.gitbook.io/vcpa/~/edit/primary/step-1-set-up-the-amazon-web-services-aws-environment/1.1-create-aws-account)

[**1.2 Configure your computing environment and login to AWS**](https://niagads.gitbook.io/vcpa/step-1-set-up-the-amazon-web-services-aws-environment/1.2-configure-your-computing-environment-and-login-to-aws)

[**1.3 Setup S3 bucket (simple storage solution for AWS) for hosting sequencing data**](https://niagads.gitbook.io/vcpa/step-1-set-up-the-amazon-web-services-aws-environment/1.3-setup-a-s3-bucket-simple-storage-solution-for-aws-for-hosting-sequencing-data)

[**1.4 Install AWS command line software and link your S3 bucket to your S3 account**](https://niagads.gitbook.io/vcpa/step-1-set-up-the-amazon-web-services-aws-environment/1.4-install-aws-command-line-software-for-accessing-s3-bucket-via-command-line-interface)

[**1.5 Install StarCluster for AWS instance provisioning (optional)**](https://niagads.gitbook.io/vcpa/step-1-set-up-the-amazon-web-services-aws-environment/1.5-install-starcluster-for-aws-instance-provisioning-optional)