Nowadays, cloud services have become the backbone of every business, development area, and operation. Among the top-tier cloud service providers, Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a suite of tools to manage and build within the cloud. One of the powerful tools in the AWS arsenal is AWS CloudShell.
What is AWS Cloudshell?
AWS cloud shell is a pre-authenticated shell that you can launch directly from the AWS management console. You can use the AWS management console to get to Cloudshell in many ways. It provides an environment with the AWS command-line interface (CLI) pre-installed and configured, enabling quick access to the resources and services in your AWS account.
What is the use of AWS ClousShell?
Cloud resource management: AWS cloud shell manages cloud resources without access to the AWS management console or local CLI. For example, an administrator uses a cloud shell to execute commands that interact with their EC2 instances, adjust IAM roles, or configure networking components like VPCs and security groups.
Automation: AWS Cloudshell is perfect for running scripts and automating workflows. Scripts can be run directly from CloudShell, saving you the trouble of setting up a specific environment if you want to run them locally. This can be especially useful when running scripts interacting with AWS services such as S3, RDS, or Lambda.
Temporary access for third-party developers: If an organization hires third-party developers, it may not want to provide them full console access. AWS CloudShell offers a middle ground, allowing these external teams to interact with AWS resources through the CLI without having to configure environments on their local machines.
Fast troubleshooting: AWS Cloud Shell allows for fast troubleshooting by providing immediate access to all your cloud resources. If an EC2 instance is down, or if there’s an issue with a specific S3 bucket, you can use CloudShell to diagnose and resolve the problem quickly.
Features of AWS CloudShell
Browser-based shell: Issue AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) commands, run scripts, access common command line utilities, including PowerShell and Bash, and use other popular AWS CLIs, such as the Amazon ECS CLI and the AWS SAM CLI, to interact with your AWS resources—all without leaving your web browser.
Familiar tools: CloudShell runs on Amazon Linux 2 and contains common AWS command line interfaces, including AWS CLI, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) CLI, and AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM) CLI, along with runtimes and AWS SDKs for Python and Node.js.
Automatically manages your credentials: CloudShell inherits the credentials of the user who is signed in to the AWS Management Console. This makes authentication simpler and reduces operational burden by eliminating the need to configure and manage credentials locally.
Fully managed and updated: CloudShell is fully managed, including the latest security patches and latest versions of the operating system and the installed tools. You can focus on building and managing your AWS resources instead of maintaining your local machines or software tools.
1 GB of persistent storage: CloudShell comes with 1 GB of persistent storage for your home directory. Persistent storage enables you to store your frequently used scripts and configuration files between CloudShell sessions. For more details on persistent storage, see the AWS CloudShell User Guide.
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Conclusion
The AWS CloudShell tool simplifies the way developers and administrators interact with AWS services. AWS CloudShell eliminates the need for local installation and configuration, making it an ideal choice for managing cloud resources on the go, running scripts, and performing quick troubleshooting tasks. By removing the overhead of setting up a local environment, engineers and administrators can quickly leverage CloudShell to run AWS commands and automate workflows.