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title: "Onboard an AWS Management account for Compute Optimization"
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# Onboard an AWS Management account for Compute Optimization

This topic describes how to use the Zesty platform UI to onboard an AWS **Management account** for use with Zesty Compute Optimization (“Compute Optimization”).

Compute Optimization leverages several AWS services including CUR (Cost and Usage Report), Athena, and S3, to analyze EKS costs.

This topic lists the best practice way to configure and integrate the necessary inputs on your AWS Management account (formerly, the Master Payer account).

Following these steps ensures that Compute Optimization receives and displays costs and savings that accurately reflect your AWS discounts such as Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, and other applicable reductions.

> [!NOTE]
> Allow time for processing
> 
> After completing the first step, AWS processing **may take up to 24 hours** before you can proceed to the next step.

**Prerequisites**

This section lists all prerequisites. Each step indicates which specific ones are required.

- Access to Zesty platform
- Access to the relevant cluster
- Access to AWS Management account, including ability to:
  - Run CloudFormation.
  - Create IAM role.
  - Create and access the CUR.
  - Edit cost allocation tags.
  - Configure Athena.
  - Create S3 buckets.

**To onboard, perform these procedures**:

1. [Configure AWS CUR for Compute Optimization integration](/v1/docs/configure-aws-cur-for-kompass-integration)
2. [Configure Amazon Athena for Compute Optimization](/v1/docs/configure-amazon-athena-for-kompass)
3. [Onboard an AWS account with Zesty](/v1/docs/integrate-aws-account-with-zesty)
4. [Install the Insights agent - AWS EKS](/v1/docs/install-the-insights-agent-aws-eks)

When you click each step, it will be displayed in a new tab. Complete the step, then return here for the subsequent steps.