client-projects/infrastructure/aws-org/SETUP_CHECKLIST.md

Syslog AWS Setup Checklist

Phase 1: Account Creation & Hardening

• Create AWS Account: Sign up at AWS Console using jerome@sysloggh.com.
• Root Security:
  • Set a strong, unique password.
  • Enable MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) on the root account immediately.
  • Configure billing_alert_email as jerome@sysloggh.com for account alerts.

Phase 2: Administrative Access

• IAM Setup: Create an IAM user (e.g., syslog-admin) with AdministratorAccess.
• CLI Access: Download and store the Access Key / Secret Key for this syslog-admin user.

Phase 3: Local Environment Setup

• Configure Profile: Run your local machine configuration:

  aws configure --profile syslog-business
  

• Verify: Confirm connectivity:

  aws sts get-caller-identity --profile syslog-business
  

Phase 4: Infrastructure Automation (Terraform)

• Initialize Terraform:
  • cd ~/syslogsolution/infrastructure/aws-org/
  • terraform init
• Configure Variables:
  • cp terraform.tfvars.example terraform.tfvars
  • Edit terraform.tfvars with your business details.
• Deploy:
  • terraform plan
  • terraform apply

Phase 5: Post-Deployment

• Accept Invites: Check dev (jerome+dev@sysloggh.com) and staging (jerome+staging@sysloggh.com) email inboxes for AWS invitations and accept them.
• Identity Center/SSO: Configure IAM Identity Center in the AWS console.