# Cloud Providers

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is needed to deploy various services in PCC. PCC allows you to setup a new AWS account or to connect to an existing AWS account.

## Setting up a New AWS Account <a href="#setting-up-a-new-aws-account" id="setting-up-a-new-aws-account"></a>

To setup a new AWS account to your project, perform the following:

1.Login into PCC.

2\. Search for the required project. The Project dashboard appears. Click **Cloud Providers** from the **Operations** tab.

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You can also navigate to Cloud Providers from the Vertical Sidebar navigation menu. Click **Operations** and then select **Cloud Providers**.
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3.The Cloud Providers page appears. You need to enable the AWS account first, click **Create** to enable the account.

![Enable](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-MEMVgDuxi7j4ZpeENUY%2F-MKtNM9Wb8qcbKpde9FG%2F-MKtOl2D8AX8wzM7t799%2FEnable_1.png?alt=media\&token=40fa8ced-247c-4a0b-b3c6-51593b6dd5f6)

4.The associated AWS account will be enabled for the project. The green tick under the status will indicate that the AWS is successfully enabled for the project.

![AWS Account](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-MEMVgDuxi7j4ZpeENUY%2F-MM6f3LFw1J7O3RWB_PE%2F-MM6r8NUTXi1VnBF3zJr%2FAssociated.png?alt=media\&token=df903936-2092-4ae7-8522-2b1c6898fe38)

## Other AWS Account <a href="#other-aws-account" id="other-aws-account"></a>

You can also associate a different AWS account for a project.

To associate other AWS account, perform the following steps:

1.Search for the required project. The Project dashboard appears. Click **Cloud Providers** from the **IT SERVICES STATUS** tab.

2.The Cloud Providers page appears. Click ![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-28427.appspot.com/o/assets%2F-MEMVgDuxi7j4ZpeENUY%2F-MM6s2eHhjQ_tQZBLg-r%2F-MM6sWbUBHCbO-u3210L%2FIcon.png?alt=media\&token=5797d8be-df9f-4f97-bb25-6c699e9d6253) icon from the Other AWS Account. Enter the AWS Account ID and click **Connect**.

![Other AWS Account](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-MEMVgDuxi7j4ZpeENUY%2F-MM6s2eHhjQ_tQZBLg-r%2F-MM6t4HRBe1GFIOlXq1u%2FOther_AWS.png?alt=media\&token=078d8c18-fdfc-442c-85f2-06e30df232d1)


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