Create an AWS IoT Greengrass group for the core - AWS IoT Greengrass

End of support notice: On October 7th, 2026, AWS will discontinue support for AWS IoT Greengrass Version 1. After October 7th, 2026, you will no longer be able to access the AWS IoT Greengrass V1 resources. For more information, please visit Migrate from AWS IoT Greengrass Version 1.

Create an AWS IoT Greengrass group for the core

AWS IoT Greengrass groups contain settings and other information about its components, such as client devices, Lambda functions, and connectors. A group defines the configuration for a core, including how its components can interact with each other.

In this section, you create a group for your core.

Tip

For an example that uses the AWS IoT Greengrass API to create and deploy a group, see the gg_group_setup repository on GitHub.

To create a group for the core

  1. Navigate to the AWS IoT console.

  2. Under Manage, expand Greengrass devices, and choose Groups (V1).

    Note

    If you don't see the Greengrass devices menu, change to an AWS Region that supports AWS IoT Greengrass V1. For the list of supported Regions, see AWS IoT Greengrass V1 endpoints and quotas in the AWS General Reference. You must create the AWS IoT thing for your core in a Region where AWS IoT Greengrass V1 is available.

  3. On the Greengrass groups page, choose Create group.

  4. On the Create Greengrass group page, do the following:

    1. For Greengrass group name, enter a name that describes the group, such as MyGreengrassGroup.

    2. For Greengrass core, choose the AWS IoT thing that you created earlier, such as MyGreengrassV1Core.

      The console automatically selects the thing's device certificate for you.

    3. Choose Create group.