# Getting started with the AWS Toolkit for JetBrains
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The AWS Toolkit for JetBrains makes your AWS services and resources available directly from your JetBrains integrated development environment (IDE).

To get you started, the following topics walk you through the processes of installing, setting up, and configuring the AWS Toolkit for JetBrains.

**Note**  
To run the AWS Toolkit for JetBrains version 3.0 through 4.0.251, you must also install AWS Core from the JetBrains Marketplace.Starting with version 4.0.261, the AWS Core plugin is no longer required.

**Topics**
+ [Installing the AWS Toolkit](setup-toolkit.md)
+ [Installing custom builds and releases](setup-toolkit-eap.md)
+ [Navigation](navigation.md)
+ [Connecting to AWS](account-connect.md)
+ [AWS Regions](setup-region.md)
+ [HTTP proxy setup](setup-http-proxy.md)