EC2 macOS Homebrew Tap
Introduction
AWS offers EC2-optimized macOS AMIs for developer use. These AMIs include this Tap for providing a simple way to get these tools and updates to them.
Homebrew is a package manager for macOS which provides easy installation and update management of additional software. This Tap (repository) contains the formulae that are used in the macOS AMI that AWS offers. This includes:
| Name | Description | Type | Install Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon ENA | ENA macOS Network Driver | Cask | amazon-ena-ethernet |
| Amazon SSM Agent | Amazon SSM Agent | Cask | amazon-ssm-agent |
| Amazon EFS | Amazon Elastic File System | Keg | amazon-efs-utils |
| EC2 macOS Init | Instance initialization and configuration, including performance optimization | Cask | ec2-macos-init |
| EC2 System Monitor for macOS | For collecting system monitoring CloudWatch metrics | Cask | ec2-macos-system-monitoring |
Installing the Tap
The AMIs provided by EC2 come with Homebrew "pretapped" with this Tap. To manually install the Tap, run the the brew tap command:
brew tap aws/homebrew-aws
Removing the Tap
If this Tap needs to be removed, Homebrew has a specific command for this. (Note: that this only removes the Tap but preserves anything previously installed)
brew untap aws/homebrew-aws
Usage
This Tap follows standard Homebrew commands, for more information, please refer to the Homebrew Documentation.
Updating
The most common use for the Tap is to get the latest software available on a launched instance. Updating is all done via brew update. This Tap follows standard Homebrew commands, for more information, please refer to the Homebrew Documentation. It is possible to update a specific Keg or Cask.
For example:
| Type | Update Command |
|---|---|
| Full System | brew upgrade |
| Keg | brew upgrade amazon-efs-utils |
| Cask | brew upgrade --cask amazon-ena-ethernet |
Installing
There are two primary ways to install software from the Tap. Kegs use the default brew install command while Casks have their own sub-command: brew install --cask. Currently, all the components in the Tap are pre-installed in the macOS AMIs that AWS offers.
For example:
| Type | Install Command |
|---|---|
| Keg | brew install amazon-efs-utils |
| Cask | brew install --cask amazon-ena-ethernet |
Removing
Removing software is similar to installing software. Kegs and Casks now use the same brew remove command.
For example:
| Type | Uninstall Command |
|---|---|
| Keg | brew remove amazon-efs-utils |
| Cask | brew remove amazon-ena-ethernet |
Documentation
To get more information about brew you can run brew help or man brew on a mac1.metal instance or check Homebrew's documentation for Homebrew's complete documentation.
License
This project is licensed under the Apache License, version 2.0.