Setting an AWS Region for the AWS Toolkit for JetBrains
An AWS Region specifies where your AWS resources are managed. Your default AWS Region is detected when you connect to your AWS account from the AWS Toolkit for JetBrains and automatically displays in the AWS Explorer.
The following sections describe how to view and change your Region from the AWS Toolkit for JetBrains Explorer.
Viewing the current AWS Region
To check which AWS Region is currently selected, complete the following steps.
From the AWS Explorer, choose the Settings icon to open the Show Options Menu.
From the Show Options Menu, expand AWS connection Settings to display a list of AWS Regions that are available for your account.
Your current AWS Region displays a check mark icon, next to the region name.
Changing AWS Regions
To change your current AWS Region complete the following steps.
From the AWS Explorer, choose the Settings icon to open the Show Options Menu.
From the Show Options Menu, expand AWS connection Settings to display a list of AWS Regions.
Choose the AWS Region you want to connect to, from the list.
Note
If you don't see the region you want to connect to, choose All Regions to open a complete list of all AWS regions.
