Amazon QuickSight – Setup
Setup
- Sign up for an AWS account if you don’t already have one.
- Go to the Amazon QuickSight console and choose “Get started with QuickSight”.
- Choose your QuickSight subscription type.
- Choose the primary data source for your account.
- Choose the options for your primary data source.
- Choose the options for your QuickSight account.
- Choose “Create QuickSight account”.
To sign up for an AWS account
- Open https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup.
- Follow the online instructions.
During the sign-up process, you’ll receive a phone call and need to enter a verification code via the phone’s keypad. - Upon signing up for an AWS account, an AWS account root user is created. This root user has access to all services and resources within the account. For security reasons, it’s recommended to grant administrative access to an admin user and only use the root user for tasks that specifically require root user access.
Some Points to keep in mind when setting up QuickSight:
- You will need to choose a subscription type for QuickSight. QuickSight offers two subscription types: Standard and Enterprise.
- You will need to choose a primary data source for your account. QuickSight supports a wide range of data sources, including Amazon S3, Amazon RDS, Amazon Redshift, and more.
- You can choose to set up a new data source or use an existing one.
- You will need to choose the options for your data source, such as the data location and access credentials.
- You will need to choose the options for your QuickSight account, such as the account name and the default namespace.