Preparing the environment for Data Streams

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Updated at August 15, 2025

Log in to the management console. If you have not signed up yet, navigate to the management console and follow the instructions.
On the Yandex Cloud Billing page, check whether you have a linked billing account with an 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.
Configure the AWS CLI:
1. Install the AWS CLI and run this command:
```
aws configure
```
2. Enter the following values one by one when prompted:
  - AWS Access Key ID [None]:: Service account key ID
  - AWS Secret Access Key [None]:: Service account secret key
  - Default region name [None]:: ru-central1