EC2 API Tools Installation

EC2 API tools serve as client interface for Amazon EC2 web service. One can use these tools to register and launch instances.


Installation on Ubuntu:


# apt-get install ec2-api-tools



Firefox extension for Amazon EC2

step 1: Download and Install the Firefox Extension for Amazon EC2 from http://s3.amazonaws.com/ec2-downloads/ec2ui.xpi

step 2: Run the extension, Launch Firefox and click on Tools/EC2 UI menu

step 3: Register your credentials with the plugin, Click on the “Credentials” button in the top left of the window. Enter your Account Name.Your Account Name needs to

match your username on the AWS developer site. Then enter your Access Key and Secret Key (these can be found when you log into the Amazon Web Services home page

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step 4: View the list of available AMIs.