* Setup credentials to access your provider (Amazon) *

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For Amazon, in Unix/Linux systems this can be done by configuring a file named ".boto" in your homedir.
A boto config file is a text file formatted like an .ini configuration file that specifies values for options that control the behavior of the boto library.

A .boto file might look like:

[Credentials]
aws_access_key_id = <your_access_key_here>
aws_secret_access_key = <your_secret_key_here>

Credentials can be easily retrieved from your AWS management console through the Identity and Access Management console:

AWS Management Console  > Identity and Access Management 

Then create a new user:

Users > Create New Users > Enter a User Name (e.g., CloudSurf) > Create > Show User Security Credentials

Simply cut and paste into your terminal the following commands, after having replaced <your_access_key_here> and <your_secret_key_here> with your aws access key id and your aws secret access key, respectively.

~# echo "[Credentials]" > ~/.boto
~# echo "aws_access_key_id = <your_access_key_here>" >> ~/.boto
~# echo "aws_secret_access_key = <your_secret_key_here>" >> ~/.boto

For more details, please visit the Amazon Documentation Website.