Prerequisites

• git

• python & pip:

  • python 2 version >= 2.6.5 or python 3 version >= 3.3

• ansible

• SSH keys

• aws cli

1. git

1. check that you have git installed

   git --version

   if not - install it following instructions here

2. python & pip

1. check that you have python 2 version >= 2.6.5 or python 3 version >= 3.3 installed

   python --version

   if not - install it choosing apropriate binary from here

2. check if you have pip python package manager install

   pip --version

   if not - install it following instructions from here. Basically, you need to download this script and save it on your computer https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py then run

   python get-pip.py

3. ansible

1. follow this guide to install ansible. For example, you can use pip to do it:

   sudo pip install ansible

2. use pip to install the following packages:

   sudo pip install boto
   sudo pip install boto3

4. SSH keys

1. check if you already have a keypair:

ls -la ~/.ssh

If you already have key pair, you can skip this section.

2. generate ssh key-pair

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[e-mail]"

insert your email address there and a strong password. By default, keys will be saved to ~/.ssh/ and named id_rsa with your public key being ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.

5. aws cli

1. check if you have aws cli installed

   aws --version

   if not - install it following these instructions. The simplest way is to use pip:

   pip install awscli --upgrade --user

   Mac systems with homebrew installed:

   brew install awscli

Proceed to Configure AWS