Tag: Session Manager

Install and configure CloudWatch Logs agent on Amazon EC2 instance for Linux using user data

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Amazon CloudWatch Logs Agent is a software component installed on servers that allows Cloud Engineering teams to monitor and collect log files from the servers and applications in real time. It sends log data to Amazon CloudWatch Logs, where they can be analyzed, searched, and visualized, thus making it easier to troubleshoot issues and monitor … Continue reading Install and configure CloudWatch Logs agent on Amazon EC2 instance for Linux using user data

Access Amazon ElastiCache for Memcached from an Amazon EC2 instance using Python

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This note is the second part of my notes on Amazon ElastiCache for Memcached. In the first note, I demonstrated how to create an Amazon ElastiCache for Memcached using Terraform. In this note, I list the steps to create the additional infrastructure and access the Memcached cluster using Python. To accomplish the use-case, I'll use … Continue reading Access Amazon ElastiCache for Memcached from an Amazon EC2 instance using Python

Secure RDP Access to Amazon EC2 for Windows: Leveraging Fleet Manager and Session Manager

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Fleet Manager is a service AWS Systems Manager provides to securely manage Amazon EC2 instances at scale. Cloud engineers can log in via remote desktop (RDP) to Amazon EC2 instances for Windows using Fleet Manager to perform troubleshooting or management tasks. Previously, a set of configurations were required to access an Amazon EC2 instance for … Continue reading Secure RDP Access to Amazon EC2 for Windows: Leveraging Fleet Manager and Session Manager

Create an Amazon EC2 instance using Terraform with Session Manager access using VPC Endpoint

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As a reader of this note, I believe you are familiar with Session Manager. Per AWS-Docs, Session Manager is a fully managed AWS Systems Manager capability that lets you manage your Amazon EC2 instances through an interactive one-click browser-based shell or through the AWS CLI. For Session Manager to function, the Amazon VPC requires access … Continue reading Create an Amazon EC2 instance using Terraform with Session Manager access using VPC Endpoint

Create an Amazon EC2 instance with Session Manager access using Terraform

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Sometimes, connecting an EC2 instance after provisioning is necessary to verify whether the user-data script ran successfully, review if something is passing/failing, etc. As of August 2023, there are four ways of connecting to an Amazon EC2 instance running on Linux from the AWS console  -EC2 Instance Connect, Session Manager, SSH client, and EC2 serial … Continue reading Create an Amazon EC2 instance with Session Manager access using Terraform