Install the AWS CLI on Mac OS // How to download, install, and configure the AWS CLI (V2)

In this video I will show you how to download, install, and configure the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) version 2 using the terminal on Mac OS.

ABOUT THIS VIDEO:
In this video, you will learn how you can install and setup the AWS CLI tool on MacOS.

#AWS #In5MinutesOrLess

STEP BY STEP:
1: Install and update for all users using the macOS command line:

2: Verify the installation:
$ which aws
/usr/local/bin/aws
$ aws --version
aws-cli/2.1.24 Python/3.7.4 Darwin/18.7.0 botocore/2.0.0

3: Quick configuration with aws configure:
$ aws configure
AWS Access Key ID [None]: AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
AWS Secret Access Key [None]: wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
Default region name [None]: us-west-2
Default output format [None]: json

LINKS TO LEARN MORE:

ABOUT THE AWS CLI:
The AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) is a unified tool to manage your AWS services. With just one tool to download and configure, you can control multiple AWS services from the command line and automate them through scripts.

TIMECODES:
0:00 - Intro
0:09 - What is the AWS CLI?
0:24 - Demo: Download and install the AWS CLI
1:49 - Demo: Create credentials and configure the AWS CLI
3:00 - Summary

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I'm AWS Certified (SA Pro, DevOps Pro, and Security Specialist) and have been actively developing for the cloud since 2011. Over that time I've helped countless developers and businesses build their applications in the cloud through training, content, and consulting. I'm also directly working at AWS as a Developer Advocate and Technical Evangelist, taking care of the builder community in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

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Thanks for watching, welcome to the cloud!

[SportySardar]

I dont know how to thank you. I have been struggling with this for 4 hours. Reading tons of articles. I did like nd subscribe

[DTraub]

If you want more content like this, like and subscribe. Let me know in the comments what else you'd like me to cover.

[tracynguyen]

Thanks so much for this simple step-by-step how-to. I finished my CLI set up through this video. Great!

[Game]

Just saved me so much time. Thanks a million!

[mayankvora]

Thanks for the step-by-step explanation. Very helpful!

[thumbless]

This helped me a lot. I'm trying to make a transition to Mac and I'm pretty lost. It was a bit changeling since I can't log into the command console on the Mac since I have an hardware key on the windows system. I typed them both in by hand.

[maythefuhrerofunderstandin]

thanks a trillion. I need to clone my environment and switch to application load balancer, which cant be done via control panel. Liked and subscribed.

[elliotwilens]

I would really like a video on how we can do this without sudo privileges!

[foobar_codes]

Thanks for this information :) And how I update the CLI when there is a new version?

[kennethpar]

Hey wondering if you could help with one part that i'm stuck on!!

After running the sudo command i get this error "installer: Error - the package path specified was invalid: 'AWSCLIV2.pkg'." ... been trying to figure it out for hours now haha

[hestondsilva]

Thanks Dennis ! Suppose I shut down my machine and want to again access my AWS Cloud Account from the Terminal (MAC), how do I proceed ?

[AnilKumar-beip]

~ % ls
AWSCLIV2.pkg

~ % sudo installer -pkg AWSCLIV2.pkg -target /
installer: Error - the package path specified was invalid: 'AWSCLIV2.pkg'.
Getting this error on running command