AWS Toolbox: Open-source Real-time AWS Resource Monitoring

AWS Toolbox is an innovative, open-source Visual Studio Code extension designed to enable developers and cloud engineers to manage and interact with AWS services directly within their editor. It offers a streamlined workflow for AWS resource management, making it an indispensable tool for enhancing AWS operations within VS Code.

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Features

Service List Navigation: Easily navigate and access a wide array of AWS services such as AWS VPC, S3, Lambda, and more.
Region-Based Resource Management: Manage resources effectively by region with a clear and organized interface.
Visual Analytics: Gain real-time insights with analytics on resource usage like bucket counts, storage, and data size across various regions.
Profile Management: Switch seamlessly between different AWS profiles for efficient management of multiple accounts.

Getting Started

Step 1: Select AWS Services to Monitor

Select Services

Step 2: Copy Auto Generated IAM Read-only Policy

This VS Extension is Open Source. It does not collect any info about your computer. Just for your safety Please use Fine tuned IAM Read-Only Policy below.

IAM READ-ONLY Policy

{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Sid": "vpc",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "ec2:DescribeVpcs",
                "ec2:DescribeSubnets",
                "ec2:DescribeRouteTables",
                "ec2:DescribeInternetGateways",
                "ec2:DescribeNatGateways",
                "ec2:DescribeVpcPeeringConnections",
                "ec2:DescribeRegions"
            ],
            "Resource": "*"
        },
      
    ]
}

Step 3: Create a User in your AWS Account

Create User

Step 4: Create Access Key for the Created User

!!! Save Access key and Secret Key

Create Access Key

Step 5: Download and Install AWS CLI

Download from AWS CLI Official Site

Install AWS CLI

Step 6: Setup AWS Profile using Terminal

Setup AWS Profile

Step 7: Restart VS Code

Now you can see your profile with default profile name.

VS Code Profile

Configuration

Configure your AWS credentials following the AWS CLI Setup Guide.
Reload VS Code to activate the extension.

Usage

Expand the AWS Service List in the Side Bar to access available AWS services.
Select a region from the dropdown to filter resources for that area.
Navigate through different services to manage your resources.

Special Thanks

Documentation & Resources

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Fork the repository, submit pull requests, or open issues to discuss changes or report problems.

Support

Encounter an issue? Please file it on the GitHub repository issue tracker.

License

AWS Toolbox is distributed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to the open-source community for their continuous support and inspiration.

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