# Signing up for an Amazon Quick subscription
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When you first sign up for Amazon Quick, you get a free trial subscription for twenty-five users for 30 days. During the process of signing up, you may set options for your identity provider.

Before you begin, make sure that you can connect to an existing AWS account. If you don't have an AWS account, see [Complete initial configuration tasks](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/quicksuite/latest/userguide/setting-up). The person who signs up for Quick needs to have the correct AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) permissions. For more information, see [IAM policy examples for Quick](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/quicksight/latest/user/iam-policy-examples.html). 

To test your permissions, you can use the IAM policy simulator; for more information, see [Testing IAM policies with the IAM policy simulator](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_testing-policies.html). Also, check whether your AWS account is part of an organization based on the AWS Organizations service. If so and you sign in as an IAM user, make sure that you didn't inherit any IAM permissions that deny access to the required permissions. For more information on Organizations, see [What is AWS Organizations?](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_introduction.html)

**Note**  
Your data is encrypted by default using AWS-managed keys. Admins can adjust settings for custom encryption in the admin portal after signing up.

**To subscribe to Quick**

1. Sign in to your AWS account and open Quick from the AWS Management Console. You can find it under **Analytics** or by searching for *Quick*.

   Your AWS account number is displayed for verification purposes. 

1. Enter a unique account name for Quick.
   + Enter a notification email address for the Quick account owner or group. This email address receives service and usage notifications.

1. Choose the AWS Region that you want to use for your initial data storage capacity, called SPICE.

1. Choose an authentication method that you want to connect to Quick with. Select from one of the following:
   + **(Recommended) Password-based or Single-Sign On**
   + **IAM Identity Center**
   + **Single-Sign On Only**
   + **Active Directory**

1. Review the choices that you made, then choose **Create account**.

1. Upon completion, your Quick account will be created. To open Quick, choose **Go to Quick**.

# Non-admin sign-up process
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If you are not an administrator, you can sign up for Quick using a link provided by your admin. This process allows you to create your account and configure your Quick environment.

**To sign up as a non-admin user**

1. **Getting your sign-up link**

   Sign up for Amazon Quick with the link provided by your admin.

1. **Account creation and QuickSight access**

   After you've created your account, from within QuickSight, search for Amazon Quick.

1. **Account configuration**

   Enter your Account name, Email, region, and Authentication method.
   + For authentication, Amazon Q supports Pro license integration with start URL format: https://amzn.awsapps.com/start
   + Default region is us-east-1

1. **Plan selection**

   Select the plan and storage options you are using for your instance of Amazon Quick.