Remotely Manage Your Instances

You can use Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) Run Command to remotely manage the configuration of your Amazon EC2 instances, virtual machines (VMs), or servers in your on-premises environment or in an environment provided by other cloud providers. Using scripts, commands, or the Amazon EC2 console, Run Command enables you to perform common administrative tasks and manage configuration changes across a fleet without having to log on locally to each instance, server, or VM.

Note

For information about Run Command for Windows, see Amazon EC2 Run Command in the Amazon EC2 User Guide for Windows Instances.

How To Get Started

The following table includes information to help you get started with Run Command.

Topic	Details
Tutorial: Execute a Command Using Run Command	The tutorial shows you how to quickly send a command using Run Command with AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI).
Run Command Components and Concepts	Learn about Run Command features and concepts.
Run Command Prerequisites	Verify that your instances meet the minimum requirements for Run Command.
Setting Up Managed Instances	Register on-premises servers, VMs, or servers hosted by other cloud providers with AWS. After a server or VM has been registered, it is called a managed instance.
Run Command Walkthroughs	Learn from these detailed walkthroughs how to execute commands using Run Command from either the Amazon EC2 console or the AWS CLI.