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---
aliases:
- /docs/grafana/latest/datasources/aws-cloudwatch/provision-cloudwatch/
- /docs/grafana/latest/datasources/cloudwatch/
description: Guide for provisioning CloudWatch
title: Provision CloudWatch
weight: 400
---
# Provision CloudWatch data source
You can configure the CloudWatch data source by customizing configuration files in Grafana's provisioning system. To know more about provisioning and learn about available configuration options, refer to the [Provisioning Grafana]({{< relref "../../administration/provisioning/#datasources" >}}) topic.
Here are some provisioning examples for this data source.
## Using AWS SDK (default)
```yaml
apiVersion: 1
datasources:
- name: CloudWatch
type: cloudwatch
jsonData:
authType: default
defaultRegion: eu-west-2
```
## Using credentials' profile name (non-default)
```yaml
apiVersion: 1
datasources:
- name: CloudWatch
type: cloudwatch
jsonData:
authType: credentials
defaultRegion: eu-west-2
customMetricsNamespaces: 'CWAgent,CustomNameSpace'
profile: secondary
```
## Using accessKey and secretKey
```yaml
apiVersion: 1
datasources:
- name: CloudWatch
type: cloudwatch
jsonData:
authType: keys
defaultRegion: eu-west-2
secureJsonData:
accessKey: '<your access key>'
secretKey: '<your secret key>'
```
## Using AWS SDK Default and ARN of IAM Role to Assume
```yaml
apiVersion: 1
datasources:
- name: CloudWatch
type: cloudwatch
jsonData:
authType: default
assumeRoleArn: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:root
defaultRegion: eu-west-2
```