I am attempting to use the AWS SDK for JavaScript. This process requires creating a credential file as explained here:
However I am unable to create this file as descibed for Windows.
On Windows systems I am supposed to save the files here:
C:\Users\USERNAME\.aws\credentials.
But I am unable to create a path such as .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.
How do I create this file?
Adding to Toms Answer:
Programmatic way of doing this:
var AWS = require('aws-sdk');
console.log("Configuring AWS SDK with %s region", argv.region);
AWS.config.update({ accessKeyId: accessKey, secretAccessKey: secretKey, region: region });
Environment Variables - The SDK can pick up these Env Variables, AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SESSION_TOKEN
Loading from a JSON file, you can use AWS.config.loadFromPath('/path/') to load from a config file.
If your code is running in a AWS EC2, you can set an IAM role on the EC2 and the SDK can pick that up to configure itself automatically.
For further reading use this: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-javascript/v2/developer-guide/setting-credentials-node.html
Personally, I would recommend using either options 3, 4, 5 or 6, this makes your code portable and deploy-able across environments .
Open CMD in the
C:\Users\USERNAMEdirectory (should be default)Run the following command in CMD:
mkdir .awsCreate the
credentialsfile and add your credentials manually
Install the AWS CLI This will give you access to running AWS commands from the command line. Then since you're using a windows machine, open up CMD and run the following command:
aws configure
It will ask you for some details such as Access Key ID and Secret Access Key as well as your preferred region and data type.
When you enter these details, it will create the .aws/credentials file for you.
