How can I install and configure the AWS CLI by using Homebrew?

42    Asked by DorineHankey in AWS , Asked on Apr 9, 2024

 I am a DevOps engineer and I am currently tasked with setting up a development environment on macOS for a team that uses AWS services. What would be the steps for the purpose of installing and Configuration of the AWS CLI by using Homebrew? 

Answered by David

Install with homebrew

You can install the AWS CLI by using Homebrew on macOS by using the following command in your terminal

‘brew install awscli’

Configuration and Credentials

After completing the process of installation you can configure the AWS CLI with your AWS Credentials securely. You can do this by using the following command

‘aws configure’
Here is the example given:-
#!/bin/bash
# Update Homebrew and install AWS CLI
Echo “Updating Homebrew…”
Brew update
Echo “Installing AWS CLI…”
Brew install awscli
# Prompt for AWS credentials and configure AWS CLI
Echo “Configuring AWS CLI…”
Aws configure << EOF xss=removed xss=removed xss=removed xss=removed xss=removed xss=removed xss=removed xss=removed xss=removed xss=removed>


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