# Accelerate tags using Resource Tagger
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The tag-based Alarm Manager manages the lifecycle of per-resource CloudWatch alarms; however, it requires that the managed resources have specific tags defined by AMS Accelerate. To use the Resource Tagger to apply the default set of AMS-managed alarms to both Linux and Windows based instances, follow these steps.

1. Browse to the [AppConfig](https://console.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/appconfig/) console within your account.

1. Select the ResourceTagger application.

1. Select the **Configuration profiles** tab, and then select **CustomerManagedTags**.

1. Click **Create** to create a new profile.

1. Select **JSON** and define your configuration. For more examples of filter and platform definition, see [Accelerate Resource Tagger](acc-resource-tagger.md).

   ```
   {
   "AWS::EC2::Instance": {
      "MonitorAllInstances": {
          "Enabled": true,
          "Filter": {
              "Platform": "*"
          },
          "Tags": [
              {
                  "Key": "ams:rt:ams-managed",
                  "Value": "true"
              }
          ]
      }
   }
   }
   ```

1. Click **Create hosted configuration version**.

1. Click **Start deployment**.

1. Define the following deployment details:

   ```
   Environment: AMSInfrastructure Hosted configuration version: <Select the version that you have just created> 
                  Deployment Strategy: AMSNoBakeDeployment
   ```

1. Click **Start deployment**.

Your instances become tagged with `"ams:rt:ams-managed": "true"` which ensures that additional `"ams:rt:ams-monitoring-policy": "ams-monitored"` and `"ams:rt:ams-monitoring-policy-platform": "ams-monitored-linux"` are applied to the instances. These tags then result in the appropriate alarms being created for the instance. For more information about this process, see [Monitoring in Accelerate](acc-tag-req-mon.md).

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