The latest articles on Forem by Isabelle Wagenvoord (@isabellewagenvoord). https://forem.com/isabellewagenvoord https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F315575%2F4775e46d-b2c3-4601-8c73-93f6dc947c48.jpg https://forem.com/isabellewagenvoord en Isabelle Wagenvoord Sun, 12 Jan 2020 19:14:53 +0000 https://forem.com/isabellewagenvoord/register-your-raspberry-pi-as-a-managed-instance-on-aws-5bh5 https://forem.com/isabellewagenvoord/register-your-raspberry-pi-as-a-managed-instance-on-aws-5bh5 <h2> Prerequisites </h2> <ul> <li>Access to a Raspberry Pi</li> <li>An AWS account</li> </ul> <h2> Contents </h2> <ol> <li>Create a Managed Instance Activation</li> <li>Install SSM Agent on your Raspberry Pi</li> </ol> <h2> Create a Managed Instance Activation </h2> <p>Log into the AWS online console. Navigate to the Systems Manager console by clicking on 'Services' and searching for 'systems manager'. The console should look similar to this:</p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--FzdASCcq--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/tmqy8me1yspy44p1cnp8.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--FzdASCcq--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/tmqy8me1yspy44p1cnp8.png" alt="Systems Manager Console"></a></p> <p>On the left sidebar, scroll under Instances and Nodes and click on <strong>Hybrid Activations</strong>. Click <strong>Create an Activation</strong>.</p> <p>In the 'Create Activation' page, fill out the following fields:</p> <p><strong>Instance Limit</strong> - The number of Rasberry Pies you want to register using this particular activation.</p> <p><strong>IAM Role</strong> - Use default role</p> <p><strong>Activation Expiry Date</strong> - Any expiration date in the future. If you want to register more devices after the activation has expired, you will need to create a new activation.</p> <p><strong>Default Instance Name</strong> - Raspberry Pi</p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--hx8Ga1j0--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/ahe4iu3hsmdgt8uxgwpr.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--hx8Ga1j0--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/ahe4iu3hsmdgt8uxgwpr.png" alt="Create activation page"></a></p> <p>Click 'Create activation'. When you are redirected to the Activations page, <strong>record the Activation Code and Activation ID</strong> that is provided to you.</p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--_HnWtaA7--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/7nwxie18qczpig9op644.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--_HnWtaA7--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/7nwxie18qczpig9op644.png" alt="Activation code and activation id"></a></p> <h2> Install SSM Agent </h2> <p>Make sure your Raspberry Pi is up to date:<br> </p> <div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight shell"><code><span class="nb">sudo </span>apt-get update <span class="nb">sudo </span>apt-get upgrade </code></pre></div> <p>Install Amazon SSM Agent:<br> </p> <div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight shell"><code><span class="nb">sudo </span>curl https://s3.amazonaws.com/ec2-downloads-windows/SSMAgent/latest/debian_arm/amazon-ssm-agent.deb <span class="nt">-o</span> amazon-ssm-agent.deb <span class="nb">sudo </span>dpkg <span class="nt">-i</span> amazon-ssm-agent.deb <span class="c"># remove amazon-ssm-agent.deb once package is installed</span> <span class="nb">rm </span>amazon-ssm-agent.deb </code></pre></div> <p>Register your Raspberry Pi as a managed instance!<br> </p> <div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight shell"><code><span class="nb">sudo </span>service amazon-ssm-agent stop <span class="nb">sudo </span>amazon-ssm-agent <span class="nt">-register</span> <span class="nt">-code</span> <span class="s2">"activation-code"</span> <span class="nt">-id</span> <span class="s2">"activation-id"</span> <span class="nt">-region</span> <span class="s2">"region"</span> </code></pre></div> <p>Replace <em>activation-code</em> and <em>activation-id</em> with the activation code and id you recorded earlier. Replace <em>region</em> with a region name, such as <code>us-east-1</code>. Start amazon-ssm-agent again so it can communicate with AWS.<br> </p> <div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight shell"><code><span class="nb">sudo </span>service amazon-ssm-agent start <span class="c"># You may find yourself stuck in the logs that follow once you </span> <span class="c"># run this command. Ctrl + C will get you out of this,</span> <span class="c"># and won't close your pi's connection to AWS.</span> </code></pre></div> <p>Return to the AWS Systems Manager console. In the sidebar, navigate to <strong>Managed Instances</strong>. You should now see your Raspberry Pi registered as a managed instance!</p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--jVzxvtvM--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/rbys4l7f7glxe8fkaskg.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--jVzxvtvM--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/rbys4l7f7glxe8fkaskg.png" alt="Raspberry Pi registered as a managed instance in console"></a></p> aws raspberrypi