Preparing the environment for Data Streams

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Updated at January 22, 2025

Log in to the management console. If not signed up yet, navigate to the management console and follow the instructions.
On the Billing page, make sure you have a billing account linked and it is in ACTIVE or TRIAL_ACTIVE status. If you do not have a billing account yet, create one.
If you do not have a folder yet, create one.
Create a service account and assign it the editor role for your folder.
Create a static access key.
Set up the AWS CLI:
1. Install the AWS CLI and run this command:
```
aws configure
```
2. Enter the following one by one:
  - AWS Access Key ID [None]:: Service account key ID.
  - AWS Secret Access Key [None]:: Service account secret key.
  - Default region name [None]:: ru-central1.