AWS Cloudwatch

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Using keys

1. Prerequisites: Have your AWS credentials ready, including access key and secret access key, with permissions to access.
2. Configuring DrDroid: In the DrDroid platform, navigate to Integrations > CloudWatch. Enter your AWS access key ID, secret access key, and specify the region your CloudWatch logs are stored in.
3. Testing the Integration: Test the integration.

Note: For security reasons, some teams prefer to create a new user with access attached to these permissions.

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Steps to create a new user:

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Step 1: Create a new user in your CloudWatch

Go to this link within your AWS account IAM and create a new user.

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Step 2: Attach one policy of CloudWatchReadOnlyAccess to the user.

You don’t need to add any group to the user.

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Step 3: Once the user is created, create an access key by going to “Security Credentials”.

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Step 4: Select “Third-party service” or “Application running on an AWS compute service” while creating the key.

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Step 5: Copy paste the access key and secret key in Integrations page.

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Using AssumeRole](/docs/with-assumerole)

To connect using AssumeRole, we recommend setting up a call with our team as it requires multiple to & fro.

1. Share your AWS Account Number with Doctor Droid team.
2. Create a new role in your account with the following Trust Policy. ({{Role_ARN}} to be shared by Doctor Droid team)
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   {
       "Version": "2012-10-17",
       "Statement": [
           {
               "Effect": "Allow",
               "Principal": {
                   "AWS": "arn:aws:iam::{{Role_ARN}}"
               },
               "Action": "sts:AssumeRole"
           }
       ]
   }
   

3. Attach the following Policy to the role:
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   PolicyName: CloudWatchReadOnlyAccessPolicy
             PolicyDocument:
               Version: '2012-10-17'
               Statement:
                 - Effect: Allow
                   Action:
                     - 'cloudwatch:Describe*'
                     - 'cloudwatch:Get*'
                     - 'cloudwatch:List*'
                     - 'logs:Get*'
                     - 'logs:Describe*'
                     - 'logs:List*'
                     - 'logs:StartQuery'
                     - 'logs:StopQuery'                  
                     - 'logs:GetQueryResults'
                     - 'logs:FilterLogEvents'
                   Resource: '*'
   

4. Share the ARN of the role created with Doctor Droid team.