AWS Integration

PlatOps AI can connect to your AWS account to monitor and manage your cloud resources.

Prerequisites

• An AWS account
• IAM permissions to create roles and policies

Setting up an IAM User for PlatOps AI

For security best practices, we recommend creating a dedicated IAM user for PlatOps AI with only the necessary permissions.

Creating an IAM User

1. Log in to the AWS Management Console and navigate to the IAM service
2. Click on "Users" in the left navigation pane and then "Create user"
3. Enter a username (e.g., "platops-ai-integration") and click "Next"
4. On the permissions page, select "Attach policies directly"

Recommended Policies

Depending on which AWS services you want PlatOps AI to access, you may attach different policies. Here are some common policies:

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:Describe*",
        "cloudwatch:Describe*",
        "cloudwatch:Get*",
        "cloudwatch:List*",
        "rds:Describe*",
        "s3:Get*",
        "s3:List*"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

This policy provides read-only access to common AWS services like EC2, CloudWatch, RDS, and S3.

WARNING

The above policy is just an example. You should customize it based on your specific needs and always follow the principle of least privilege.

Generating Access Keys

1. After creating the user, navigate to the user's details page
2. Go to the "Security credentials" tab
3. In the "Access keys" section, click "Create access key"
4. Select "Application running outside AWS" and proceed
5. Save the access key ID and secret access key securely - you'll need these to connect PlatOps AI

Connecting the AWS tool

Visit the Tools page and navigate to the Cloud Providers section. Click on the connect button for the AWS tool.

In the dialog that appears, you'll need to enter:

• AWS Access Key ID
• AWS Secret Access Key
• AWS Region

WARNING

It's recommended to create a dedicated IAM user with only the necessary permissions for security best practices.

Using the AWS tool

Once connected, you can interact with your AWS resources through natural language commands in the chat interface.

Common Operations

The AI can help you with a wide range of AWS operations:

Operation Type	Description
🔍 Resource Monitoring	EC2 instance status and health checks
📊 Cost Analysis	Billing information and cost optimization recommendations
🚀 Deployment Management	CloudFormation stack creation and updates
🔐 Security Assessment	IAM policy reviews and security recommendations
💾 Database Operations	RDS status monitoring and query assistance

Example Interactions

Below are examples of the AI helping with AWS management

Specifically creating a new billing alert.