AWS node JS Creating AWS credential file

Question

I am at using AWS SDK for JavaScript. For that I need to create a credential file.

Somehow, I can’t create this file as described for Windows. On Windows systems I am supposed to save the files here: C:\Users\USERNAME\.aws\credentials.

I am having difficulty creating a path for .aws.

Also ruining npm install aws-sdk --save as indicated on the resource page, there are no such folders created for me to add the file.

Is there a way to achieve this?

Answer 1

Yes, you may either do this automatically or manually, let’s look at it one by one:

Lets us first see how to do this automatically:

You need AWS CLI install those to get an access to running AWS commands from the command line. For a windows machine, you need to open up CMD prompt and run the following command:

aws configure

Provide Access Key ID and Secret Access Key as well as your preferred region and data type.

 It will create the .aws/credentials file for you.

To do it manually

You need Open CMD in the C:\Users\USERNAME directory (should be default)

Run the following command in CMD: mkdir .aws

Create the credentials file and add your credentials manually