AWS App Runner is no longer open to new customers. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For more information, see [AWS App Runner availability change](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apprunner/latest/dg/apprunner-availability-change.html).

# Setting up for App Runner
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If you're a new AWS customer, complete the setup prerequisites that are listed on this page before you start using AWS App Runner.

For these setup procedures, you use the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) service. For complete information about IAM, see the following reference materials:
+ [AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)](https://aws.amazon.com/iam/)
+ [IAM User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/)

## 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*.

## What's next
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You completed the prerequisite steps. To deploy your first application to App Runner, see [Getting started with App Runner](getting-started.md).