# Getting Started with AWS Config
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AWS Config provides a detailed view of the configuration of AWS resources in your AWS account. With AWS Config, you can review changes in configurations and relationships between AWS resources, explore resource configuration history, and use rules to determine compliance. For more information, see [What Is AWS Config?](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/WhatIsConfig.html) and [How AWS Config Works](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/how-does-config-work.html).

## Signing up for AWS
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## Sign up for an AWS account
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To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. There are two ways to sign up for AWS. If you want complete control over account configuration and where your content is stored, or if you have regulated workloads such as HIPAA or FedRAMP, use [Sign up for AWS (advanced)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html). If you are a new user and want to use a login you already own to sign in to AWS and create an AWS environment with preconfigured defaults in select [AWS Regions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/project-regions.html), use [Sign up for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/sign-in-new.html).

## Ways to Get Started with AWS Config
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After you sign up for an AWS account, you can get started with AWS Config with the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or the AWS SDKs.

**Topics**
+ [Setting Up AWS Config with the Console](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/gs-console.html)
+ [Setting Up AWS Config with the AWS CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/gs-cli.html)
+ [Using AWS Config service with the AWS SDK](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/sdk-general-information-section.html)