> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.amnify.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Getting Started

This page helps you set up Amnify step by step. Follow the sections in order — each one builds on the previous.

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## 1. Connect Your Cloud Providers

Before Amnify can scan or deploy anything, you need to connect at least one cloud account. This is a one-time setup per account.

| Provider                  | Guide                                                                                              |
| ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Microsoft Azure**       | [Connecting Azure](/cspm-deploy/integrations/azure)                                                |
| **Amazon Web Services**   | [Connecting AWS](/cspm-deploy/integrations/aws) — supports both static credentials and Assume Role |
| **Google Cloud Platform** | [Connecting GCP](/cspm-deploy/integrations/gcp)                                                    |

After connecting, Amnify discovers your subscriptions, accounts, or projects automatically. You can manage which ones are active in **Integrations**.

See [Integrations Overview](/cspm-deploy/integrations/overview) for a full explanation of how cloud connections work.

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## 2. Run Your First Security Scan

Once a cloud provider is connected, you can immediately scan it for security misconfigurations:

1. Go to **Security** in the sidebar
2. Click **Run Scan**
3. Select the cloud integration and accounts to scan
4. Wait for results — depending on the size of your environment, this takes a few minutes

After the scan completes, explore:

* [Dashboard](/cspm-deploy/security/dashboard) — your security score, trends, and category breakdown
* [Findings](/cspm-deploy/security/findings) — individual misconfigurations with severity and remediation guidance
* [Compliance](/cspm-deploy/security/compliance) — how your environment maps to frameworks like CIS, SOC 2, PCI-DSS

You can also [schedule recurring scans](/cspm-deploy/security/scan-scheduling) to run automatically.

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## 3. Connect GitHub for Infrastructure Deployments

If your team wants to use Amnify Deploy to provision cloud infrastructure, you need a GitHub repository that stores your Terraform templates.

1. Go to **Integrations** and click **Create integration**
2. Select **GitHub** as the provider
3. Provide your repository name and a personal access token with read access
4. Click **Create**

Once connected, go to **Deploy → Templates** and click **Sync from GitHub** to import your templates.

See [Using Templates](/cspm-deploy/guides/using-templates#repository-directory-structure) for the required repository structure, or [Templates](/cspm-deploy/concepts/templates) for a conceptual overview.

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## 4. Create Your First Deployment

With templates synced and a cloud integration configured, you're ready to deploy infrastructure:

1. [Prerequisites](/cspm-deploy/getting-started/prerequisites) — verify everything is in place
2. [Quickstart](/cspm-deploy/getting-started/quickstart) — step-by-step walkthrough of your first deployment

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## What's Next

Once you're up and running, explore these areas based on your needs:

| Goal                                   | Where to go                                                    |
| -------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Understand the security dashboard      | [Dashboard guide](/cspm-deploy/security/dashboard)             |
| Manage which findings to act on        | [Mute list](/cspm-deploy/security/mute-list)                   |
| Organize deployments into projects     | [Managing Projects](/cspm-deploy/guides/managing-projects)     |
| Chain deployments in sequence          | [Creating Pipelines](/cspm-deploy/guides/creating-pipelines)   |
| Understand approval workflows          | [Approval Workflow](/cspm-deploy/guides/approval-workflow)     |
| Deploy across multiple cloud providers | [Multi-Cloud Support](/cspm-deploy/guides/multi-cloud-support) |