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zee-sh/org-kickstart

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2023-12-30

Audience · ops devopsComplexity · 4/5DormantSetup · hard

TLDR

org-kickstart automates setting up a secure, organized AWS account structure, a leaner, cheaper alternative to AWS Control Tower.

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  root((org-kickstart))
    What it does
      Creates AWS accounts
      Enables security services
      Sets up SSO and logging
    Tech stack
      HCL
      AWS
      GuardDuty
    Use cases
      Launch new AWS org
      Replace Control Tower
      Enforce security policies
    Audience
      Startups
      DevOps teams
      Cloud engineers

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Spin up dev, staging, and production AWS accounts with built-in security guardrails for a new project

USE CASE 2

Migrate away from AWS Control Tower to a simpler, cheaper setup while keeping core security monitoring

USE CASE 3

Enforce org-wide restrictions like banning certain AWS regions or expensive instance types

What is it built with?

HCLAWSGuardDutyCloudTrail

How does it compare?

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Language—CSS—
Last pushed2023-12-302022-10-032020-05-03
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultyhardeasyeasy
Complexity4/52/51/5
Audienceops devopsvibe coderops devops

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · hard Time to first run · 1h+

Requires AWS account access and HCL configuration knowledge, sets up organization-wide infrastructure.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Help me write an HCL configuration file for org-kickstart to set up dev, staging, and prod AWS accounts
Prompt 2
Explain how org-kickstart's security setup compares to what AWS Control Tower provides
Prompt 3
Show me how org-kickstart configures single sign-on access for my team across multiple AWS accounts
Prompt 4
Walk me through migrating an existing AWS Control Tower setup to org-kickstart

Frequently asked questions

What is org-kickstart?

org-kickstart automates setting up a secure, organized AWS account structure, a leaner, cheaper alternative to AWS Control Tower.

Is org-kickstart actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2023-12-30).

How hard is org-kickstart to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated hard, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is org-kickstart for?

Mainly ops devops.

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