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Ripple – Payer Account Registration (Manual Setup)

How to register a Payer Account in Ripple using Manual Setup.

Written by Alphaus Support Team

Overview

Ripple uses AWS Billing data to calculate monthly AWS costs. This guide walks you through the steps to register an AWS Payer Account in Ripple using Manual Setup.

Time to complete: Around 5 minutes

Registering a Payer Account

  1. Log in to Ripple

  2. From the left menu, click Settings > Payer Account Settings > + Create Payer Account located at the top right corner

  3. A registration pop-up will appear. Fill in the required fields

  4. Select the following options:

    1. CUR type: CUR 2.0

    2. Select CloudFormation Setup Method: Manual setup

    3. Click Create

  5. Create the Data Export from the AWS Console and fill in the required details

    1. Required S3 Bucket Details:

      Report Name：
      Prefix：
      S3 Bucket：
      Role ARN：

      For help obtaining the required details, see this article.

  6. Click Register S3 bucket to complete

That's all for the Payer Registration to Ripple using Manual Setup! ✅

Note:

  • For a detailed guide on completing the setup using AWS CloudFormation, please refer to this article.

Manual Setup (Cross-Region CUR)

Use this setup method if your primary AWS region is outside us-east-1.

Step 1: Create an S3 Bucket in Your Region

Create an S3 bucket in your primary region (e.g. ap-southeast-5) where CUR reports will be delivered. Any bucket name is acceptable.

Alternatively, you can use this CloudFormation template to create the bucket:
​https://alphaus-cloudformation-templates.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/alphauscurexportbucket-v1.yml

Step 2: Create a Stack in us-east-1

In the us-east-1 region, create a new CloudFormation stack using the diff_region_v2.yaml template file and set the following parameters:

Parameter

Value

Stack Name

AlphausDefaultCostAccessV2

CurReportName

curreportV2

CurS3BucketName

Name of the bucket created in Step 1

CurS3BucketOption

USE_EXISTING

CurS3BucketRegion

ap-southeast-5

CurS3Prefix

pre (or any prefix you prefer)

Principal

131920598436

Step 3: Create a Payer Account in Ripple

  1. Log in to Ripple and go to Payer Account Settings > Create Payer Account

  2. Enter your Payer Account ID and Account Name

  3. Under Select CUR Type, select CUR 2.0

Important: Only CUR 2.0 is supported in ap-southeast-5. The diff_region_v2.yaml template also creates CUR 2.0 — make sure these match.

  1. Under Select CloudFormation Setup Method, select Setup CloudFormation using default configuration

  2. Click Create

  3. In the next dialog, click Verify

There is no need to launch account setup again — this was completed in Step 2. Your payer account should be added successfully after verification.

Need More Help?

If any errors occur during the process or if you have any questions, please reach out to us:

If you would like to register multiple accounts at once, please refer to the guide below:

Mapping sheet for bulk registration

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