Create a Cloud Account - Control Plane

Overview

Creating a cloud account involves two steps:

Follow the steps below to create a cloud account within your org.

Review the cloud account reference page.
Have permissions to create a cloud account.
Optional: Install the CLI.
For Azure cloud accounts: the az CLI is required to run the setup commands. Install it locally, or use Azure Cloud Shell which has az preinstalled.

Create a new cloud account using one of the following methods:
- Click Cloud Accounts in the left menu, then click New, or
- Click the Create dropdown in the upper right corner and select Cloud Account.
Enter a unique name and optional description.
Under Cloud Provider, choose the provider you are targeting.
Click Provider and follow the instructions shown to complete the provider-specific cloud account setup.
Optionally, click Tags and enter any tags.
Click Create to add the cloud account and connect it to the cloud provider.

The CLI offers three commands to create a cloud account corresponding to each cloud provider:

Cloud Provider	CLI Command
AWS	cpln cloudaccount create-aws
Azure	cpln cloudaccount create-azure
GCP	cpln cloudaccount create-gcp

Running the following command for each provider shows detailed instructions on how to create a cloud account:

cpln cloudaccount create-aws --org ORG_NAME --how

The instructions shown from the --how option will include steps for both the cloud provider UI and CLI.

Refer to the cloud account reference page for additional details.

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