content/operate/rc/subscriptions/bring-your-own-cloud/cloud-account-settings.md
Redis Cloud Bring your own Cloud (BYOC) lets you use your own cloud infrastructure to deploy Redis Cloud.
You can associate your existing AWS account as a cloud account for your subscription. This requires setting up and entering credentials that enable monitoring, maintenance, and technical support of your subscription.
To do this, you need:
You need to create these resources before adding the cloud account to your subscription. To learn more, see [Create IAM resources]({{< relref "/operate/rc/subscriptions/bring-your-own-cloud/iam-resources" >}}).
{{<warning>}} After an AWS account has been configured as a cloud account, you must not change the configurations of provisioned resources or stop or terminate provisioned instances. If you do, your databases will be inaccessible and Redis will not be able to ensure database stability. See [Avoid service disruption]({{< relref "/operate/rc/subscriptions/bring-your-own-cloud#avoid-service-disruption" >}}) for more details. {{</warning>}}
To create or edit a cloud account in Redis Cloud:
Sign in to the Redis Cloud console and then select the target subscription.
From the console menu, select Account Settings and then select the BYOC Accounts tab.
This displays a list of cloud accounts associated with your Redis Cloud subscription.
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The Cloud account tab lets you manage cloud accounts associated with your Redis Cloud subscription.
The Cloud Account tab is only available for accounts with Redis Cloud Bring your own Cloud (BYOC) subscriptions.
To add a new cloud account to your Redis Cloud subscription, select the Add button from the BYOC Accounts tab of the Account Settings screen.
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This displays the Bring your own Cloud (BYOC) dialog.
{{<image filename="images/rc/account-settings-prompt-add-cloud-account.png" alt="Use the Bring your own Cloud prompt to enter the details of the cloud account." width="75%">}}
Each of the following fields are required.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Account name | A descriptive name for your cloud account settings |
| AWS access key | The AWS access key for the programmatic user created to support your cloud account settings |
| AWS secret key | The AWS secret key for the programmatic user created to support your cloud account settings |
| IAM role name | The name of the AWS console role with access to the AWS console |
Use the Add account button to save your cloud account details.
{{<image filename="images/rc/button-cloud-account-add.png" alt="Use the Add account button to save the details of your new cloud account." width="140px">}}
Be sure to create the resources before adding the cloud account to your subscription, as they're used to verify access to the cloud account. The details can be saved only after access is verified.
When problems occur, an information icon appears and the field is highlighted in red. When this happens, the icon includes a tooltip that explains the issue.
If the Add account button is inactive, verify that:
For help, see [Create IAM resources]({{< relref "/operate/rc/subscriptions/bring-your-own-cloud/iam-resources" >}}).
To update the details of a cloud account associated with your Redis Cloud subscription, select the cloud account from the Cloud account tab and then select the Edit button.
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This displays the Edit cloud account dialog:
{{<image filename="images/rc/account-settings-prompt-edit-cloud-account.png" alt="Use the Edit cloud account prompt to update the details of the cloud account." width="75%">}}
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Account name | A descriptive name for your cloud account settings |
| AWS access key | The AWS access key for the programmatic user created to support your cloud account settings |
| AWS secret key | The AWS secret key for the programmatic user created to support your cloud account settings |
| IAM role name | The name of the AWS console role with access to the AWS console |
Use the Update account button to save your changes.
{{<image filename="images/rc/button-cloud-account-update.png" alt="Use the Update account button to save the updated cloud account details." width="140px">}}
To remove a cloud account from your Redis cloud subscription, select the cloud account from the Cloud account tab and then select the Delete button.
{{<image filename="images/rc/icon-delete-lb.png" alt="Use the Delete button to remove cloud account details." width="36px">}}
We strongly recommend using dedicated identity and access management (IAM) resources to manage your AWS cloud accounts. These resources should not be shared with any other task, account, or process.
To learn more, see [Create IAM resources for AWS cloud accounts]({{< relref "/operate/rc/subscriptions/bring-your-own-cloud/iam-resources" >}}).