BAKRE JAMIU
🚀 Deploying Amazon CloudWatch Agent on Amazon Linux & Ubuntu
Today, I successfully installed and configured the Amazon CloudWatch Agent on both Amazon Linux and Ubuntu! 🎯
This task involved setting up system metrics and log monitoring for EC2 instances, ensuring that CPU, memory, disk usage, and application logs are seamlessly sent to Amazon CloudWatch for analysis.
Below is a step-by-step outline to achieve this on both Amazon Linux and Ubuntu.
📌 Amazon Linux: Installing & Configuring CloudWatch Agent
1️⃣ Update the system
sudo yum update -y
2️⃣ Install CloudWatch Agent
sudo yum install -y amazon-cloudwatch-agent
3️⃣ Run the Configuration Wizard
sudo /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-config-wizard
4️⃣ Start the CloudWatch Agent
sudo systemctl enable amazon-cloudwatch-agent
sudo systemctl start amazon-cloudwatch-agent
5️⃣ Verify the status
sudo systemctl status amazon-cloudwatch-agent
📌 Ubuntu: Installing & Configuring CloudWatch Agent
1️⃣ Update the system
sudo apt update -y
2️⃣ Download CloudWatch Agent
curl -O https://s3.amazonaws.com/amazoncloudwatch-agent/ubuntu/amd64/latest/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.deb
3️⃣ Install the Agent
sudo dpkg -i amazon-cloudwatch-agent.deb
4️⃣ Run the Configuration Wizard
sudo /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-config-wizard
5️⃣ Enable and Start CloudWatch Agent
sudo systemctl enable amazon-cloudwatch-agent
sudo systemctl start amazon-cloudwatch-agent
6️⃣ Check the Agent Status
sudo systemctl status amazon-cloudwatch-agent
🔍 Key Takeaways
✅ Amazon CloudWatch Agent helps monitor EC2 instances and applications in real-time.
✅ Amazon Linux supports direct installation via yum, while Ubuntu requires manual package installation.
✅ Logs and metrics can be customized via /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/config.json.
✅ Using AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store, configurations can be centrally managed across multiple instances.
🚀 Next Steps
I’ll be diving deeper into CloudWatch Logs Insights to analyze application performance and troubleshoot issues effectively!
If you're working on AWS observability, let’s connect and share insights! What’s your experience with CloudWatch Agent? Drop your thoughts in the comments! ⬇️
