With AWS CloudShell, you can manage, explore, and interact with AWS resources directly from a browser. Learn how to launch a new CloudShell environment and use the available features to build your AWS resources.
Benefits of CloudShell
Quickly sign in
Quickly sign in with your preconfigured AWS Management Console credentials.
Save time
Save time with preinstalled tools and automatic updates within a fully managed Amazon Linux 2 environment.
Run scripts and commands
Run scripts and commands at no extra cost, with up to 1 GB of persistent storage per AWS Region.
Customize your home directory
Customize your home directory with scripts, files, configuration preferences, and other tools.
Use cases
Optimize your daily tasks
Run your existing scripts and activate integrated documentation and command completion in the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI).
Simplify your workflow
Edit files with preinstalled text-based editors such as Vim, and upload and download files from your browser.
Simplify infrastructure management
Increase productivity, improve security, and reduce incident response time with streamlined authentication through credentials in the console.