Set up an AWS Transfer Family web app

TUTORIAL

INTRODUCTION
Create the web app
Set up Cross-origin resource sharing (CORS)
Create the instance
Access your AWS Transfer Family Web App
Clean up resources

Task 1: Create the web app

In this task, you will create an AWS Transfer Family web app and assign your user to the app.

Implementation

In this task, you will create an AWS Transfer Family web app and assign your user to the app.

 Time to complete

5 minutes

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Troubleshooting IAM Issues

  • 1. Sign in to the AWS Management console,  search for AWS IAM Identity Center, and confirm that you are in the correct AWS Region.
     
    2. Select Settings and note the Instance ARN. (You will need it in a later task.)

    3. Navigate to AWS Transfer Family and select Web apps.

    4. Select Create web app to configure a web app.

    5. Verify that IAM Identity Center is connected under Authentication Access. 

    • For Permission type, choose Create and use a new service role
    • For web app units, choose 1 (up to 250 concurrent sessions).

    6. For Tags, select Add tag.

    • For Key, enter Name.
    • For Value, enter Transfer Family web app demo.

    7. Choose Next.

    7. On the Design web app page, for Page title, enter AWS Transfer Family Web App Demo. 

    • (Optional) Upload a Logo.

    8. Choose Next.

    9. Review the selected inputs and choose Create web app.

    10. Once the web app is created, choose Add User.
     

  • 1. Choose Assign users and groups and select Assign existing users and groups.

    2. Choose Next.

    3. In the pop-up window, search for your user,

    4. Select your user and choose Assign. (The user created in the prerequisite tutorial Setting Up Your Environment.)

    Note: If you need to confim the name of your user, go to the IAM Identity Center, and select Users.

    5. In the Web app details pane, copy the Instance ARN as you will need it when you enable cross-origin resource sharing.

    6. On the Users tab, for your user, copy the User ID as you will need it for the next task.

Conclusion

In this task, you’ve learned how to create an AWS Transfer Family web app and assign a users to the app.

Start Task Two

Task 2: Set up Cross-origin resource sharing (CORS)