Install the CodeDeploy agent using AWS Systems Manager
You can use the AWS Management Console or the AWS CLI to install the CodeDeploy agent to your Amazon EC2 or on-premises instances by using AWS Systems Manager. You can choose to install a specific version or choose to always install the latest version of the agent. For more information about AWS Systems Manager, see What is AWS Systems Manager.
Using AWS Systems Manager is the recommended method for installing and updating the CodeDeploy agent. You can also install the CodeDeploy agent from an Amazon S3 bucket. For information about using an Amazon S3 download link, see Install the CodeDeploy agent using the command line.
Prerequisites
Follow the steps in Getting started with CodeDeploy to set up IAM permissions and the AWS CLI.
If installing the CodeDeploy agent on an on-premises server with Systems Manager, you must register your on-premises server with Amazon EC2 Systems Manager. For more information, see Setting up Systems Manager in hybrid environments in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.
Install the CodeDeploy agent
Before you can use Systems Manager to install the CodeDeploy agent, you must make sure that the instance is configured correctly for Systems Manager.
Installing or updating the SSM agent
On an Amazon EC2 instance, the CodeDeploy agent requires that the instance is running version 2.3.274.0 or later. Before you install the CodeDeploy agent, update or install SSM agent on the instance if you haven't already done so.
The SSM agent comes preinstalled on some Amazon EC2 AMIs provided by AWS. For more information, see Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) with SSM agent preinstalled.
Note
Make sure that the instance's operating system is also supported by the CodeDeploy agent. For more information, see Operating systems supported by the CodeDeploy agent.
For information about installing or updating SSM agent on an instance running Linux, see Installing and configuring the SSM agent on Linux instances in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.
For information about installing or updating SSM agent on an instance running Windows Server, see Installing and configuring SSM agent on Windows instances in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.
(Optional) Verify Systems Manager prerequisites
Before you use Systems Manager Run Command to install the CodeDeploy agent, verify that your instances meet the minimum Systems Manager requirements. For more information, see Setting up AWS Systems Manager in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.
Install the CodeDeploy agent
With SSM, you can install the CodeDeploy once or set up a schedule to install new versions.
To install the CodeDeploy agent, choose the AWSCodeDeployAgent package
while you follow the steps in Install or update packages with AWS Systems Manager distributor.
