# How to log in to the AWS console

1. Visit <https://myapps.microsoft.com/>. Log in using your `c_` account, e.g. `c_chana@wellcome.ac.uk`.
2. You should see a list of apps. Select the app named "AWS - IAM Identity Center".

   If you can't see that app, it means you don't have access to our AWS accounts. Talk to a/another developer.

   ![The AWS IAM identity center app on the my apps dashboard.](/files/CgMdvL7QUs7NdXbnbvea)
3. You should be taken to the AWS IAM Identity center login page. Select the account called "Digital Engagement Platform", and the "Platform-Dev" role.

   ![Screenshot of the IAM Identity Center page, the Digital Engagement platform account is visible](/files/m3ReEEnD387KqaWaPxwj)
4. You should be taken to the AWS console.

   ![Screenshot of the AWS Management Console homepage. There's a top menu bar, a list of services, and a footer.](/files/SQobufrFT25RmfecNogx)
5. Your default role can't do anything; it can only assume specific roles in other accounts. To assume a role, click the menu in the top right-hand corner, and click "Switch Role".

   ![The same homepage as previously, but now with a dropdown menu coming from the top right-hand corner. At the bottom are two buttons: 'Switch role' and 'Sign out'.](/files/gStu58U8zN4FBCRqtRBy)
6. You should be taken to a "Switch Role" screen. Enter the account ID and name of the role you want to assume, then click "Switch Role".

   ![A 'Switch Role' form with three fields: Account, Role, and Display Name. There's also a colour picker and a 'Switch Role' button.](/files/AAPCMyYd3GsWfbiidTxK)

Some developers use the [AWS Extend Switch Roles extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/aws-extend-switch-roles/jpmkfafbacpgapdghgdpembnojdlgkdl) in Google Chrome, which adds a list of all our roles to the top right-hand menu. We have a [config file](https://github.com/wellcomecollection/aws-account-infrastructure/blob/main/accounts/chrome_extension_config.ini) you can use with the extension.


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