Amplify Console

• Login to AWS Management Console and Search for Amplify service
  
• In AWS Amplify service console, select "Get Started" under "Deploy"
  
• Select the CMS where repo is deployed. We are taking Github for example here.
  
• Authenticate with the CMS and choose the branch of the appropriate repo
  
• Accept default build settings and select next
  
• Review final details and select "Save and Deploy"
  
• Amplify will now build the source code and deploy the app at https://...amplifyapp.com.
  

Amplify CLI

• Install AWS Amplify CLI

  
      $ npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli
              

• Configure amplify

  
      $ amplify configure
              

  • opens browser to login the Administrator user
  • Back to console

    
        > Specify the AWS Region:
        > Specify the username of the new IAM user:
        > Complete the user creation using the AWS console
                    

  • opens browser for creation of new IAM user
  • Back to console

  
      > Enter the access key of the newly created user:
        > accessKeyId:
        > secretAccessKey:
      > This would update/create the AWS Profile in your local machine
        > Profile Name:
                

• Initialize amplify

  
      $ amplify init
      > Enter a name for the project:
        <sets default configuration here>
      > Initialize the project with the above configuration?
      > Select the authentication method you want to use: (Use arrow keys): AWS profile / AWS access keys
        <on selecting AWS profile>
          > Please choose the profile you want to use
  
      > Adding backend environment dev to AWS Amplify Console app:
              

• Other important features

  $ amplify add <category>	Add any features eg. API
  $ amplify status	Check status on local and deployed
  $ amplify push	build all your local backend resources and provision it in the cloud
  $ amplify console	open the Amplify Console and view your project status
  $ amplify publish	build all your local backend and frontend resources (if you have hosting category added) and provision it in the cloud