# Getting Started with AWS Config
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AWS Config provides a detailed view of the configuration of AWS resources in your AWS account. With AWS Config, you can review changes in configurations and relationships between AWS resources, explore resource configuration history, and use rules to determine compliance. For more information, see [What Is AWS Config?](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/WhatIsConfig.html) and [How AWS Config Works](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/how-does-config-work.html).

## Signing up for AWS
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**Topics**
+ [Sign up for an AWS account](#sign-up-for-aws)

### Sign up for an AWS account
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To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. For information about creating an AWS account, see [Getting started with an AWS account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) in the *AWS Account Management Reference Guide*.

## Ways to Get Started with AWS Config
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After you sign up for an AWS account, you can get started with AWS Config with the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or the AWS SDKs.

**Topics**
+ [Setting Up AWS Config with the Console](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/gs-console.html)
+ [Setting Up AWS Config with the AWS CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/gs-cli.html)
+ [Using AWS Config service with the AWS SDK](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/sdk-general-information-section.html)