> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cloudgeni.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# AWS Setup

> Connect an AWS account with read-only credentials, sync the account, and then use Cloud Monitors or Cloud Compliance from there.

# AWS Setup

AWS in the current product uses the cloud integration flow under `Settings` -> `Integrations` ->
`Cloud`.

At the moment, the exposed UI path is the manual credential flow.

## Recommended Access Pattern

Create a dedicated read-only IAM user for Cloudgeni:

```bash theme={null}
aws iam create-user --user-name cloudgeni-readonly

aws iam attach-user-policy \
  --user-name cloudgeni-readonly \
  --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/ReadOnlyAccess

aws iam create-access-key --user-name cloudgeni-readonly
```

Enter the resulting access key pair in the AWS integration form.

## After Connect

Once the integration is active:

1. Open the AWS integration detail page
2. Trigger a sync or scan
3. Use the result in one of two ways

* [Cloud Monitors](/features/cloud-monitors) for AWS Security Hub findings
* [Cloud Compliance](/features/cloud-compliance) for framework-oriented posture scans

## What To Verify

* The integration becomes active
* A resource sync succeeds
* Findings or resource inventory appear where expected

## Next

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Connect Cloud" icon="cloud" href="/getting-started/connect-cloud-accounts">
    Return to the shared cloud setup guidance.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Cloud Monitors" icon="satellite-dish" href="/features/cloud-monitors">
    Review native AWS findings once the account is connected.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>