Prerequisites

Accounts

• AWS account with permission to create an Amplify HostingAmplify Hosting
  AWS Amplify Hosting - builds and hosts front-end apps from a Git repository with branch and PR preview URLs.
  Amplify Hosting docs app
• GitHub user or org where you can create a repository and install the Amplify GitHub App

Tools

Tool	Notes
Node.js 22	Match .nvmrc in the sample
npm	Comes with Node
Git	Push branches and open PRs
Browser	Amplify Console

node -v   # expect v22.x
npm -v

Choices to make now

1. Repo visibility - private or public (both supported; see GitHub App vs PAT)
2. Repo name - this lab uses amplify-astro-cicd (already reserved under jajera for the companion sample)
3. Region - pick any Amplify-supported region and stay consistent in the Console

Tip

You can follow every scaffold step from scratch in a new folder, or clone jajera/amplify-astro-cicd once it contains the finished sample and skip ahead to connecting Amplify.

Out of scope

• Custom domains and Route 53 for the sample Amplify app
• Terraform to create or update the Amplify app
• Pointing Amplify at this walkthrough docs repo

Next: Scaffold Astro.