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What You’ll Set Up

This tutorial walks you through the complete initial setup — from creating your account to having a fully configured workspace ready for your team.
1

Register Your Account

Go to app.cloudthinker.io and create your account:
  1. Enter your full name, email, and password
  2. Check your inbox and click the verification link
  3. Complete your profile
After registration, you’ll have a personal organization and a default workspace automatically created for you.
2

Create Your Workspace

Your default workspace is ready to use, but you may want to configure it or create additional ones.Go to the Organizations page and click New Workspace:
  1. Select cloud provider: Choose AWS, GCP, or Azure (cannot be changed later)
  2. Name your workspace: Use something descriptive like “Production AWS” or “Dev Team GCP”
  3. Add a description: Note the purpose, environment, or team
The cloud provider selection is permanent for each workspace. If you need multiple providers, create separate workspaces.
Common workspace patterns:
PatternExample Workspaces
By environment”Production AWS”, “Staging AWS”, “Dev AWS”
By team”Platform Team”, “Security Team”, “Backend Team”
By provider”AWS Operations”, “GCP Analytics”, “Azure Enterprise”
3

Connect Your Cloud

In your workspace, go to Settings > Connections to link your cloud account.
Two options:Option A: IAM Role (recommended)
  • Create a cross-account IAM Role with read-only permissions
  • Provide the Role ARN to CloudThinker
Option B: Access Key
  • Create an IAM user with read-only permissions
  • Provide the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key
CloudThinker will discover your resources automatically once connected.

Detailed Connection Guides

Step-by-step instructions for each provider
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Invite Your Team

Go to your Organization settings and click the Members icon:
  1. Click Invite Members
  2. Enter email addresses (up to 10 at a time)
  3. Select a role for the invitees
  4. Assign workspace access (optional — Owners and Admins see all workspaces automatically)
  5. Click Send Invites

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Roles at a Glance

RoleCan DoBest For
OwnerEverything — billing, BYOK, members, workspacesAccount holder, 1-2 per org
AdminManage members, create workspaces, all workspace accessTeam leads, senior engineers
DeveloperUse agents, run operations in assigned workspacesMost team members
ViewerRead-only access to assigned workspacesStakeholders, auditors
You can override roles per workspace. For example, give a Viewer Developer access in a specific workspace where they need to run operations.
5

Upgrade Your Plan

Go to Organization settings > Subscription tab to review your plan.CloudThinker uses per-seat billing — each seat grants a credit allocation and allows one active member.
PlanSeatsBest For
Starter1 memberIndividual exploration
ProStart with 1Small teams getting started
TeamStart with 1Growing teams with multiple workspaces
BusinessMinimum 5Mid-size organizations
EnterpriseMinimum 25Large organizations with governance needs
To upgrade:
  1. Click Upgrade on the Subscription tab
  2. Select your plan
  3. Add the number of seats your team needs
  4. Enter payment details
Start with Pro and upgrade as your team grows. You can add seats at any time without changing plans.
6

Configure Integrations (Optional)

Set up additional integrations to get the most out of CloudThinker:

Slack Integration

Run operations from Slack — install the CloudThinker app in your workspace

BYOK

Use your own AWS Bedrock credentials for unlimited LLM operations

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Setup Checklist

Use this checklist to make sure everything is configured:
  • Account registered and email verified
  • Workspace created with cloud provider selected
  • Cloud connection configured
  • Team members invited with appropriate roles
  • Plan upgraded if needed for team size
  • Slack integration connected (optional)

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