To convert AWS user data into a terminal, you can use the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) and the run-instances
command with the --user-data
parameter. Follow these steps:
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Install the AWS CLI on your system. You can download and configure it from the official AWS CLI website.
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Encode your user data in base64 format. User data must be base64-encoded before it can be used with the
--user-data
parameter. You can use a tool like thebase64
command-line utility to encode your data. -
Run the
run-instances
command with the--user-data
parameter. Heres an example of how to specify a script as a string on the command line:...