diff --git a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/CMakeLists.txt b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 set(BUILD_TESTING OFF CACHE BOOL "Turn off tests" FORCE)
 
-find_package(AWSSDK REQUIRED COMPONENTS s3 core)
+find_package(AWSSDK REQUIRED COMPONENTS core dynamodb)
 
 find_package(Boost 1.40 COMPONENTS program_options REQUIRED)
 
diff --git a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/AwsTools.h b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/AwsTools.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/AwsTools.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <aws/core/Aws.h>
+#include <aws/dynamodb/DynamoDBClient.h>
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace comm {
+namespace network {
+
+std::unique_ptr<Aws::DynamoDB::DynamoDBClient> getDynamoDBClient();
+
+} // namespace network
+} // namespace comm
diff --git a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/AwsTools.cpp b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/AwsTools.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/AwsTools.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include "AwsTools.h"
+#include "Constants.h"
+
+namespace comm {
+namespace network {
+
+std::unique_ptr<Aws::DynamoDB::DynamoDBClient> getDynamoDBClient() {
+  Aws::Client::ClientConfiguration config;
+  config.region = AWS_REGION;
+  return std::make_unique<Aws::DynamoDB::DynamoDBClient>(config);
+}
+
+} // namespace network
+} // namespace comm