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Amazon SSM install on Debian
The SSM application runs on EC2 instances and enables you to easily execute remote commands or scripts against one or more instances. The agent uses SSM documents when you execute a command moreover the agent on the instance processes the document and composes the instance as specified.
The SSM Agent enables you to run Shell scripts on an instance using the AWS-RunShellScript SSM document.
Installation for SSM Agent on Debian Server
- Connect Debian Server instance using the preferred method, such as SSH.
- Create a temporary directory on the instance.
mkdir /tmp/ssmRun the command to change the temporary directory:
cd /tmp/ssmCopy the command for the instance’s architecture and run it on the instance.
x86_64 instances
wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/ec2-downloads-windows/SSMAgent/latest/debian_amd64/amazon-ssm-agent.debARM64 instances
wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/ec2-downloads-windows/SSMAgent/latest/debian_arm64/amazon-ssm-agent.debRun the following command.
sudo dpkg -i amazon-ssm-agent.debNow run the below command to verify that the agent is running.
sudo systemctl status amazon-ssm-agentThe command reports will show as the agent is running, as shown below:
● amazon-ssm-agent.service - amazon-ssm-agent Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/amazon-ssm-agent.service; enabled; vendor Active: active (running) since Tue 2022-09-03 12:30:03 UTC; 3s ago Main PID: 628 (amazon-ssm-agen) CGroup: /system.slice/amazon-ssm-agent.service ├─628 /usr/bin/amazon-ssm-agent └─650 /usr/bin/ssm-agent-worker --truncated--In a few cases, the command reports that the agent installed might not be running:
● amazon-ssm-agent.service - amazon-ssm-agent Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/amazon-ssm-agent.service; enabled; vendor Active: inactive (dead) since Tue 2022-09-03 12:30:03 UTC; 4s ago Main PID: 628 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) --truncated--In such cases found then, you can activate the agent:
sudo systemctl enable amazon-ssm-agentsudo systemctl start amazon-ssm-agentCreate custom agent installation commands for Debian Server
On multiple instances When you install SSM Agent using a script or template, we do recommend using installation files that are stored in the AWS Region that you’re working in.
Here we have given examples that use a publicly accessible Amazon S3 bucket in the US East (Ohio) Region (
).us-east-2In the following command, you just need to replace
with your own information. For a list of supported"region"values, see the Region column in the Systems Manager service endpoints in the Amazon Web Services General Reference.regionwget https://s3.region.amazonaws.com/amazon-ssm-region/latest/debian_amd64/amazon-ssm-agent.debsudo dpkg -i amazon-ssm-agent.debSee the following example:
wget https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/amazon-ssm-us-east-2/latest/debian_amd64/amazon-ssm-agent.debsudo dpkg -i amazon-ssm-agent.debARM64
wget https://s3.region.amazonaws.com/amazon-ssm-region/latest/debian_arm64/amazon-ssm-agent.debsudo dpkg -i amazon-ssm-agent.debSee the following example:
wget https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/amazon-ssm-us-east-2/latest/debian_arm64/amazon-ssm-agent.debsudo dpkg -i amazon-ssm-agent.deb[Looking for a solution to another query? We are just a click away.]
Conclusion
The AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store (SSM) provides you with better features and a secure way to store config variables for your applications. You can simply access SSM through AWS API directly within the app or just use by AWS CLI.
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