# Connect to a repository
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After you have configured your profile and credentials to authenticate to your AWS account, decide which repository to use in CodeArtifact. You have the following options:
+ Create a repository. For more information, see [Creating a Repository](create-repo.md).
+ Use a repository that already exists in your account. You can use the `list-repositories` command to find the repositories created in your AWS account. For more information, see [List repositories](list-repos.md).
+ Use a repository in a different AWS account. For more information, see [Repository policies](repo-policies.md).

## Use a package manager client
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After you know which repository you want to use, see one of the following topics.
+ [Using CodeArtifact with Maven](using-maven.md)
+ [Using CodeArtifact with npm](using-npm.md)
+ [Using CodeArtifact with NuGet](using-nuget.md)
+ [Using CodeArtifact with Python](using-python.md)