• The AWS Systems Manager CloudWatch Dashboard will no longer be available after April 30, 2026. Customers can continue to use Amazon CloudWatch console to view, create, and manage their Amazon CloudWatch dashboards, just as they do today. For more information, see [Amazon CloudWatch Dashboard documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Dashboards.html). 

# Manually install SSM Agent on AlmaLinux instances
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Use the information in this section to help you manually install or reinstall SSM Agent on an AlmaLinux instance.

**Before you begin**  
Before you install SSM Agent on an AlmaLinux instance, note the following:
+ Ensure that Python 3 is installed on your AlmaLinux instance. This is required in order for SSM Agent to work properly.
+ For important information that applies to installation of SSM Agent on all Linux-based operating systems, see [Manually installing and uninstalling SSM Agent on EC2 instances for Linux](manually-install-ssm-agent-linux.md).

**Topics**
+ [Quick installation commands for SSM Agent on AlmaLinux](#quick-install-alma)
+ [Create custom agent installation commands for AlmaLinux in your Region](#custom-url-alma)

## Quick installation commands for SSM Agent on AlmaLinux
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Use the following steps to manually install SSM Agent on a single instance. This procedure uses globally available installation files. 

**Before you begin**  
Before you install SSM Agent on a AlmaLinux instance, note the following:
+ Ensure that Python 3 is installed on your AlmaLinux instance. This is required in order for SSM Agent to work properly.

**To install SSM Agent on AlmaLinux**

1. Connect to your AlmaLinux instance using your preferred method, such as SSH. 

1. Copy the command for your instance’s architecture and run it on the instance.
**Note**  
Even though URLs in the following commands include an `ec2-downloads-windows` directory, these are the correct global installation files for AlmaLinux.   
x86\$164 instances  

   ```
   sudo dnf install -y https://s3.amazonaws.com/ec2-downloads-windows/SSMAgent/latest/linux_amd64/amazon-ssm-agent.rpm
   ```  
ARM64 instances  

   ```
   sudo dnf install -y https://s3.amazonaws.com/ec2-downloads-windows/SSMAgent/latest/linux_arm64/amazon-ssm-agent.rpm
   ```

1. (Recommended) Run the following command to verify that the agent is running.

   ```
   sudo systemctl status amazon-ssm-agent
   ```

   In most cases, the command reports that the agent is running, as shown in the following example.

   ```
   ● amazon-ssm-agent.service - amazon-ssm-agent
      Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/amazon-ssm-agent.service; enabled; vendo>
      Active: active (running) since Tue 2025-04-19 16:40:41 UTC; 9s ago
    Main PID: 4898 (amazon-ssm-agen)
       Tasks: 14 (limit: 4821)
      Memory: 34.6M
      CGroup: /system.slice/amazon-ssm-agent.service
              ├─4898 /usr/bin/amazon-ssm-agent
              └─4954 /usr/bin/ssm-agent-worker
               --truncated--
   ```

   In rare cases, the command reports that the agent is installed but not running, as shown in the following example.

   ```
   ● amazon-ssm-agent.service - amazon-ssm-agent
      Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/amazon-ssm-agent.service; enabled; vendo>
      Active: inactive (dead) since Tue 2025-04-19 16:42:05 UTC; 2s ago
               --truncated--
   ```

   To activate the agent in these cases, run the following commands.

   ```
   sudo systemctl enable amazon-ssm-agent
   ```

   ```
   sudo systemctl start amazon-ssm-agent
   ```

## Create custom agent installation commands for AlmaLinux in your Region
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When you install SSM Agent on multiple instances using a script or template, we recommend using installation files that are stored in the AWS Region you're working in. 

For the following commands, we provide examples that use a publicly accessible S3 bucket in the US East (Ohio) Region (`us-east-2`). 

**Tip**  
You can also replace a global URL in the procedure [Quick installation commands for SSM Agent on AlmaLinux](#quick-install-alma) earlier in this topic with a custom Regional URL you construct.

In the following command, replace *region* with your own information. For a list of supported *region* values, see the **Region** column in [Systems Manager service endpoints](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/ssm.html#ssm_region) in the *Amazon Web Services General Reference*.

**x86\$164**  

```
sudo dnf install -y https://s3.region.amazonaws.com/amazon-ssm-region/latest/linux_amd64/amazon-ssm-agent.rpm
```
See the following example.  

```
sudo dnf install -y https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/amazon-ssm-us-east-2/latest/linux_amd64/amazon-ssm-agent.rpm
```

**ARM64**  

```
sudo dnf install -y https://s3.region.amazonaws.com/amazon-ssm-region/latest/linux_arm64/amazon-ssm-agent.rpm
```
See the following example.  

```
sudo dnf install -y https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/amazon-ssm-us-east-2/latest/linux_arm64/amazon-ssm-agent.rpm
```