# How to configure AWS EC2 credentials

Set the right permissions so Hatchbox can manage your Amazon EC2 instances

Getting your Amazon EC2 credentials is a pretty easy process:

- Add a new IAM User: [https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home#/users$new?step=details](https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home#/users%24new?step=details)​
- Name the user **Hatchbox**
- Set *Access type* to **Programmatic access**
- Add the **AmazonEC2FullAccess** permission to the IAM user

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You can then add your **Access Key ID** and **Secret Access Key** to a new AWS Cluster in Hatchbox.

Hatchbox will ask which VPC you would like to use. We recommend letting Hatchbox create and configure a VPC for you. If you choose an existing VPC, you'll need to make sure you have an internet gateway, routing table, and security groups setup so that ports 22, 80, and 443 are accessible.