{"id":8002,"date":"2022-02-23T14:06:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T14:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eeldev.com\/index.php\/docs\/awscorecognito\/getting-started\/creating-a-user-pool\/"},"modified":"2022-02-23T14:08:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T14:08:11","slug":"creating-a-user-pool","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/eeldev.com\/index.php\/docs\/awscorecognito\/getting-started\/creating-a-user-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a User Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

First things first, you\u2019ll need to create a new\u00a0User Pool<\/strong>\u00a0through the\u00a0AWS console<\/strong>. The user pool is basically a database of users with a small amount of information stored per user, most importantly a hash of their password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AWS CONSOLE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Go to https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/console\/<\/a> and login to your account, click on \u201cServices<\/strong>\u201d and search for Cognito <\/strong>in the result window<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Search for \u201cCognito\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

REGION<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you arrive at the Cognito web page, make sure to select your AWS Region <\/strong>in the top right corner (I\u2019ve selected London <\/strong>in this case)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Select region<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After you\u2019ve selected your region, click on \u201cManage User Pools<\/strong>\u201d button<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CREATING YOUR USER POOL<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Create a new Pool<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Name your pool<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CUSTOMIZING THE POOL<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Name your pool then click \u201cStep Through Settings<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Customize your pool settings on how you want your players \/ users to sign up<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Customize your settings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

PASSWORD SETTINGS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Customize the settings to fit your requirements<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

ACCOUNT RECOVERY SETTINGS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Customize your Account Recovery Settings, or use the default values<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EMAIL SETTINGS, TAGS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can skip these settings or customize them to your needs, no explanation needed here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DEVICES SETTINGS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Customize your Devices settings, click \u201cNext step\u201d when done<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CONFIGURING YOUR APP CLIENT<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Enter a name for your app client \u201cmy app client<\/strong>\u201d is used in this example<\/p>\n\n\n\n