{"id":727,"date":"2017-03-25T13:01:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-25T13:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ngocha.biz\/?p=727"},"modified":"2017-03-25T13:01:02","modified_gmt":"2017-03-25T13:01:02","slug":"setup-aws-logs-agent-ubuntu-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ngocha.biz\/?p=727","title":{"rendered":"How To Setup AWS Logs Agent on Ubuntu 16.04 Instance"},"content":{"rendered":"

This tutorial will guide you through the steps for configuring awslogs agent on an EC2 Ubuntu 16.04 server instance.<\/p>\n

Install and Configure AWSLogs<\/h3>\n

Step1: Update the system and install python. <\/p>\n

sudo apt-get update -y\nsudo apt-get install python<\/code><\/pre>\n
Step2: Download the latest agent installation script. curl <\/p>\n
curl https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/aws-cloudwatch\/downloads\/latest\/awslogs-agent-setup.py -O<\/code><\/pre>\n
Step3: Run the agent setup command with the region parameter. Replace the eu-west-2<\/code> with the aws region code where you are operating. <\/p>\n
sudo python .\/awslogs-agent-setup.py --region us-west-2<\/code><\/pre>\n
Fill in the required parameters when prompted.<\/p>\n
Setup AWSLogs as a service<\/h3>\n
There is no support for creating awslogs as a service in Ubuntu 16.04. So we need to create our own systemd unit file for running it as a service.<\/p>\n
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  1. cd into \/etc\/systemd\/system<\/code> directory.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    cd \/etc\/systemd\/system<\/code><\/pre>\n
      \n
    1. Create a file named awslogs.service<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      vim awslogs.service<\/code><\/pre>\n
        \n
      1. Copy the following content on the awslogs.service<\/code> file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        [Unit]\nDescription=Service for CloudWatch Logs agent\nAfter=rc-local.service\n\n[Service]\nType=simple\nRestart=always\nKillMode=process\nTimeoutSec=infinity\nPIDFile=\/var\/awslogs\/state\/awslogs.pid\nExecStart=\/var\/awslogs\/bin\/awslogs-agent-launcher.sh --start --background --pidfile $PIDFILE --user awslogs --chuid awslogs &\n\n[Install]\nWantedBy=multi-user.target<\/code><\/pre>\n
          \n
        1. Now start the agent using the following command.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          systemctl start awslogs.service<\/code><\/pre>\n
          To stop and restart, you can use the following commands.<\/p>\n
          systemctl stop awslogs.service\nsystemctl restart awslogs.service<\/code><\/pre>\n
            \n
          1. To enable awslogs<\/code> service on boot, execute the following command.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            systemctl enable awslogs.service<\/code><\/pre>\n
            \n
            Ngu\u1ed3n:<\/strong> How To Setup AWS Logs Agent on Ubuntu 16.04 Instance \u2014 DevOpsCube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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