# aws ssm

> Securely interact with and manage AWS resources.
> Note: Interactive sessions require the Session Manager plugin to be installed.
> More information: <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ssm/>.

- Run commands on instances:

`aws ssm send-command --instance-ids {{instance_id1 instance_id2 ...}} --document-name "AWS-RunShellScript" --parameters 'commands=["{{command}}"]'`

- Check command invocations on an instance:

`aws ssm list-command-invocations --instance-id "{{instance_id}}"`

- Check command output for a specific command invocation:

`aws ssm list-command-invocations --command-id "{{command_id}}" --details`

- Start an interactive session with an instance:

`aws ssm start-session --target "{{instance_id}}"`

- Start a port forwarding session to a remote host:

`aws ssm start-session --target "{{instance_id}}" --document-name "AWS-StartPortForwardingSessionToRemoteHost" --parameters '{"portNumber":["{{remote_port}}"],"localPortNumber":["{{local_port}}"]}'`