🎉 AWS SSM Automation Scripts v2.0.0
We're excited to announce the open source release of our comprehensive AWS SSM automation scripts collection!
✨ What's New in v2.0.0
📚 Documentation Overhaul
- 590+ lines of comprehensive documentation
- Detailed usage examples for every automation document
- Architecture diagrams with Mermaid
- Best practices and security guidelines
- Installation methods for AWS CLI, CloudFormation, and Terraform
🌍 Open Source Release
- Repository is now public for community collaboration
- Added 15 relevant topics for better discoverability
- Enabled discussions for community support
- Comprehensive contribution guidelines
🔒 Enhanced Security
- Vulnerability alerts enabled
- Automated security fixes
- CodeQL security scanning
- Documented IAM permission requirements
📦 Available Automation Scripts
Infrastructure Management
- CloudFront Distribution Management - Complete CDN lifecycle management
- EC2 Instance Patching - Automated patching with configurable options
- Maintenance Window Setup - SSM maintenance window configuration
Security & Compliance
- Security Group Audit - Identify and remediate overly permissive rules
- S3 Bucket Encryption - Enable KMS encryption on S3 buckets
- IAM Policy Management - Streamlined role configuration
Cost Optimization
- Cost Optimization Recommendations - Identify idle and underutilized resources
- Resource Tagging - Enforce consistent tagging strategies
Advanced Features
- Cross-Account Resource Management - Multi-account operations
- Lambda Function Management - Complete function lifecycle
- Shared Python Modules - Reusable helper functions
🚀 Quick Start
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/thomasvincent/aws-ssm-automation-scripts.git
# Register an SSM document
aws ssm create-document \
--name "EnableS3Encryption" \
--document-type "Automation" \
--content file://s3_encryption.yaml
# Execute the automation
aws ssm start-automation-execution \
--document-name "EnableS3Encryption" \
--parameters '{"BucketName":["my-bucket"],"KMSMasterKey":["key-arn"]}'📊 Repository Stats
- 11 SSM Automation Documents
- 3 Shared Python Modules
- 5 GitHub Actions Workflows
- 100% MIT Licensed
🤝 Contributing
We welcome contributions! Please check our enhanced contributing guidelines in the README.
📚 Documentation
🙏 Thank You
Special thanks to all contributors and the AWS community for making this release possible.
Full Changelog: v1.0.2...v2.0.0