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@@ -6,83 +6,49 @@ This auth starter implements withAuthenticator HOC to provide a basic authentica
-## Getting started
+## Deploy with the AWS Amplify Console
-1. Fork repo
+The AWS Amplify Console provides hosting for fullstack serverless web apps. [Learn more](https://console.amplify.aws). Deploy this to your AWS account with a single click:
+[](https://console.aws.amazon.com/amplify/home#/deploy?repo=https://github.com/aws-samples/create-react-app-auth-amplify)
-2. Clone locally
-```
-git clone git@github.com:/create-react-app-auth-amplify.git
-```
+The Amplify Console will first deploy a backend, and then build and deploy your frontend available at `https://master.appid.amplifyapp.com`.
-2. Change into the new directory
+## Run locally with the Amplify CLI
-```sh
+1. Clone the repo that was just forked in your account
+
+```
+git clone git@github.com:/create-react-app-auth-amplify.git
cd create-react-app-auth-amplify
```
-3. Install dependencies
+2. Import the backend environemtn deployed by the Amplify Console to your repo (the `amplify/team-provider.json` file contains information on all your backend environments). After running this command your `amplify/team-provider.json` should have a backend named `amplify`.
-```sh
-yarn
-# or
-npm install
```
+amplify env import --name amplify --config "{}" --awsInfo "{\"configLevel\":\"project\",\"useProfile\":true,\"profileName\":\"default\"}" --yes
-4. Install & configure the AWS Amplify CLI.
-
-```sh
-npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli
-
-amplify configure
+Successfully added environment from your project
```
-> To see a video of how to configure the CLI, click [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWbM5DLh25U)
-
-5. Create a new AWS Amplify Project
+3. Initialize the Amplify CLI with the `amplify` environment.
```
amplify init
-```
+? Do you want to use an existing environment? Yes
+? Choose the environment you would like to use: (Use arrow keys)
+> amplify
-> Here, walk through the following steps. At the end of the `init` command a project will be initialized in the cloud for you.
-
-- Enter a name for the environment __master__
-- Choose your default editor: __Sublime Text__ (or your editor of choice)
-- Do you want to use an AWS profile? __y__ (choose default)
-
-6. Run `amplify status`. The status should reflect as below. This indicates that an `Auth` resource is configured and ready to be created.
-
-```
-| Category | Resource name | Operation | Provider plugin |
-| -------- | --------------- | --------- | ----------------- |
-| Auth | cognito2140b2f3 | Create | awscloudformation |
```
-6. Push the updated project configuration to AWS. It will deploy a CloudFormation template that has an Amazon Cognito resource that enables user authentication.
+4. Run locally
-```sh
-amplify push
```
-
-7. Then you can run it by:
-```sh
npm start
-```
-
-## Hosting with the AWS Amplify Console
-
-The AWS Amplify Console provides continuous deployment and hosting for modern web apps (single page apps and static site generators). Continuous deployment allows developers to deploy updates to their frontend and backend on every code commit to their Git repository. If the build succeeds, the app is deployed and hosted on a global CDN with an *amplifyapp.com* domain. The Amplify Console offers globally available CDNs, easy custom domain setup, feature branch deployments, and password protection.
-1. Push your code to Git.
-1. Login to the [AWS Amplify Console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/amplify/home) and choose **Connect app**
-1. Connect repository and select `master` branch.
-1. Accept the default build settings.
-1. Give the Amplify Console permission to deploy backend resources with your frontend. This will allow the Console to detect changes to your backend on every code commit. If you do not have a service role, follow the prompts to create one.
-1. Review your changes and then choose **Save and deploy**. You app will now be available in a few minutes at `https://master.unique-id.amplifyapp.com`.
+``
-The Amplify Console will first check for changes to your backend, and then build and deploy your frontend to a managed hosting environment. You can now continuously deploy changes to your frontend or backend and Amplify will automatically deploy those changes. Learn how to customize the sign-in UI [here](https://aws-amplify.github.io/docs/js/authentication#customize-ui).
+Learn how to customize the sign-in UI [here](https://aws-amplify.github.io/docs/js/authentication#customize-ui).
