AWS - System Manager Setup (Apache LOGS)

Launch EC2 instance as ROOT

Edit the /etc/awslogs/awslogs.conf file and add the following.

• sudo yum update -y
• sudo yum install -y awslogs
• 
  
• vim /etc/awslogs/awscli.conf
• sudo service awslogs start
• sudo chkconfig awslogs on

vim /etc/awslogs/awslogs.conf

[/var/log/httpd/error_log]

datetime_format = %b %d %H:%M:%S

file = /var/log/httpd/error_log

buffer_duration = 5000

log_stream_name = {instance_id}

initial_position = start_of_file

log_group_name = /var/log/httpd/error_log

[/var/log/httpd/access_log]

datetime_format = %b %d %H:%M:%S

file = /var/log/httpd/access_log

buffer_duration = 5000

log_stream_name = {instance_id}

initial_position = start_of_file

log_group_name = /var/log/httpd/access_log

[/var/log/httpd/ssl_access_log]

datetime_format = %b %d %H:%M:%S

file = /var/log/httpd/ssl_access_log

buffer_duration = 5000

log_stream_name = {instance_id}

initial_position = start_of_file

log_group_name = /var/log/httpd/ssl_access_log

2. Restart the awslogsd service

service awslogsd restart