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AWS CloudShell User Guide Table of Contents What is AWS CloudShell? .................................................................................................................... 1 AWS CloudShell features ............................................................................................................. 1 AWS Command Line Interface ............................................................................................. 1 Shells and development tools .............................................................................................. 1 Persistent storage .............................................................................................................. 2 Security ............................................................................................................................ 2 Customization options ........................................................................................................ 2 Pricing ...................................................................................................................................... 2 How do I get started? ................................................................................................................. 3 Key AWS CloudShell topics .......................................................................................................... 3 FAQs ......................................................................................................................................... 3 How do I start with AWS CloudShell? ................................................................................... 3 What permissions do I need to access AWS CloudShell? .......................................................... 4 Which AWS Regions is AWS CloudShell available in? ............................................................... 4 What types of shell can I use in AWS CloudShell? ................................................................... 4 What web browsers can I use with AWS CloudShell? ............................................................... 4 What software is pre-installed on my shell environment? ........................................................ 4 Can I install software that's not available in the shell environment? .......................................... 5 Can I restrict the actions that users can perform in AWS CloudShell? ........................................ 5 How can I move data from my home directory if I want to change the AWS Region where I'm using AWS CloudShell? ....................................................................................................... 5 Getting started tutorial ....................................................................................................................... 6 Prerequisites .............................................................................................................................. 6 Contents ................................................................................................................................... 6 Step 1: Sign in to AWS Management Console ................................................................................ 7 Step 2: Launch AWS CloudShell, select a Region, and choose a shell. ................................................ 8 Step 3: Upload a file to AWS CloudShell ....................................................................................... 9 Step 4: Edit your file's code and run it from the command line ....................................................... 10 Step 5: Use AWS CLI to add the file as an object in an Amazon S3 bucket. ....................................... 11 Related topics .......................................................................................................................... 12 Tutorials .......................................................................................................................................... 13 Tutorial: Copying multiple files .................................................................................................. 13 Uploading and downloading multiple files using Amazon S3 .................................................. 13 Uploading and downloading multiple files using zipped folders .............................................. 15 Tutorial: Using CodeCommit ...................................................................................................... 16 Prerequisites .................................................................................................................... 16 Step 1: Create and clone a CodeCommit repository .............................................................. 16 Step 2: Stage and commit a file before pushing it to your CodeCommit repository .................... 17 Tutorial: Creating presigned URLs ............................................................................................... 18 Prerequisites .................................................................................................................... 18 Step 1: Create an IAM role to grant access to Amazon S3 Bucket ............................................ 18 Generate the presigned URL .............................................................................................. 19 Working with AWS CloudShell ........................................................................................................... 21 Launching AWS CloudShell ........................................................................................................ 21 Navigating the AWS CloudShell interface .................................................................................... 21 Choosing shells ........................................................................................................................ 22 Working in AWS Regions ........................................................................................................... 22 Specifying your default AWS Region for AWS CLI ................................................................. 23 Working with files and storage .................................................................................................. 23 Starting and ending shell sessions .............................................................................................. 25 Working with AWS services ................................................................................................................ 27 AWS CLI command line examples for selected AWS services ........................................................... 27 DynamoDB ...................................................................................................................... 27 AWS Cloud9 .................................................................................................................... 28 iii AWS CloudShell User Guide Amazon EC2 .................................................................................................................... 28 S3 Glacier ........................................................................................................................ 28 AWS Elastic Beanstalk CLI ......................................................................................................... 28 Amazon ECS CLI ....................................................................................................................... 29 AWS SAM CLI ........................................................................................................................... 29 Customizing AWS CloudShell ............................................................................................................. 30 Splitting the command line display into multiple tabs ................................................................... 30 Changing font size ................................................................................................................... 30 Changing the interface theme ................................................................................................... 30 Using Safe Paste for multiline text ............................................................................................. 31 Security ............................................................................................................................................ 2 Data protection ........................................................................................................................ 32 Data encryption ............................................................................................................... 33 Identity and access management ............................................................................................... 33 Audience ......................................................................................................................... 34 Authenticating with identities ...........................................................................................