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// * hosted_control_planes/hcp-deploy/hcp-deploy-aws.adoc

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[id="hcp-aws-prepare_{context}"]
= Preparing to deploy {hcp} on {aws-short}

[role="_abstract"]
Preparing to deploy {hcp} on {aws-first} involves meeting several prerequisites and creating resources, including an S3 bucket, an OIDC secret, a routable public zone, IAM role and STS credentials.