Amazon Monitron is no longer open to new customers. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For capabilities similar to Amazon Monitron, see our [blog post](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/maintain-access-and-consider-alternatives-for-amazon-monitron).

# Step 1: Create an account
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## Sign up for an AWS account
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To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. For information about creating an AWS account, see [Getting started with an AWS account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) in the *AWS Account Management Reference Guide*.

**Important**  
Amazon Monitron supports all IAM Identity Center regions except opt-in and government regions. For a list of supported regions, see [Understanding SSO requirements](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/mu-adding-user.html#sso-requirements).