Using AWS CLI for managing AWS Resources

Installing AWS CLI

• Login to the machine using privileged account.
• Download the latest build of AWS CLI.

• Windows download instruction and location:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/install-cliv2-windows.html

• Linux download instruction and location:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/install-cliv2-linux.html

How to configure AWS Account and Access Keys

• Login to the IAM Console:

https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/

• From the left pane, click on Users -> click on “Add user” -> specify the user name -> access type: “Programmatic access” -> do not select “AWS Management Console access” -> click “Next: Permissions”
• From the “add user to group”, either select existing group or click on “Create group” -> click “Next: Review” -> click on “Create user”
• Download the CSV file with the “Access key ID” and “Secret access key” and save the CSV file in a secure location
• Click Close

Configuring the AWS CLI

• Run the command below in-order to configure AWS CLI:

aws configure –profile <profile_name>

• Profile name – set relevant target profile name
• AWS Access Key ID - Specify the value from the CSV of the previously created IAM user
• AWS Secret Access Key - Specify the value from the CSV of the previously created IAM user
• Default region name - Specify a region such as eu-west-1

Full list: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html

• Default output format - JSON

Note 1: By default, the credentials file is stored here:

• On Windows: C:\Users\username\.aws\credentials
• On Linux: ~/.aws/credentials

Note 2: Reference about configuration and credential file settings can be found at:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-files.html

Storage related commands

• Create a new S3 bucket:

aws s3 mb <BucketName>

• Remove S3 bucket:

aws s3 rb s3://<BucketName> --force

• List all S3 buckets:

aws s3 ls

• List of S3 buckets using additional AWS IAM account:

aws s3 ls --profile [profile_name]

• List the content of specific S3 bucket:

aws s3 ls s3://<BucketName>

• Copy file from S3 bucket to local directory:

aws s3 cp s3://<BucketName>/<FileName> /<LocalFolderName>

References

• Installing the AWS Command Line Interface

https://linuxacademy.com/blog/tutorials/installing-the-aws-command-line-interface/

• 28 Essential AWS S3 CLI Command Examples to Manage Buckets and Objects

https://www.thegeekstuff.com/2019/04/aws-s3-cli-examples/