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Enable multi-factor authentication on your AWS root account. This protects the account that controls all your infrastructure before you connect it to Fjall. This is step 1 of the organisation setup chain. Complete all three before you run fjall org deploy:

Prerequisites

  • An AWS root account (the email used to create the account).

Steps

  1. Sign in to your AWS Root Account
    Open the AWS Console and click on Sign in.
    AWS Console login Figure 1: AWS Console login page.
  2. Enter your root user email address
    This should be the same email used to create the AWS account.
    Root login email prompt Figure 2: Root account email entry.
  3. Go to your Security Credentials
    Once logged in, click your account name (furthest top right) → Security Credentials.
    Security credentials screen Figure 3: Navigating to Security Credentials.
  4. Assign MFA Device
    In the Multi-factor authentication (MFA) section, click Assign MFA device.
    Choose your preferred method (Authenticator App, FIDO2 key, etc.), and follow the on-screen prompts.
    Assign MFA device Figure 4: Assigning an MFA device.

Next Steps

Enable Cost Explorer

Step 2: turn on the cost data Fjall reports against

Enable IAM Identity Center

Step 3: set up centralised team access across your AWS organisation

Deploy Organisation

Create, connect, and deploy your AWS Organizations structure

Get started with Fjall

Install the CLI and deploy your first application