Creating access keys for Amazon Polly - karashiiro/TextToTalk GitHub Wiki

The Amazon Polly backend requires AWS access keys to submit TTS requests. This guide describes how to generate keys with the appropriate access permissions.

0. If you haven't already, create an AWS account at https://aws.amazon.com.

1. Navigate to the IAM console. You can access it easily via the search bar:

2. Select Users on the IAM console:

3. Select Add users:

4. Enter a name for the user:

5. Select Attach policies directly, and search for AmazonPollyFullAccess and select it:

6. Select Create user:

7. This will bring you back to the users page. Select the user you created:

8. Select Security credentials:

9. Select Create access key:

10. Choose Application running outside AWS:

11. Select Create access key:

12. The access keys will be created. After exiting the page, you will not be able to access them, and you will need to go back to step 7. Clicking the icon next to each key will copy it to your clipboard, allowing you to paste it into TextToTalk's configuration window. Access key is the access key you should use, and Secret access key is the secret key you should use.