Invalid Document Content Error in running an AWS SSM document
- Certbot with Apache
- Letsencrypt Certbot Common Tasks
- Installing certbot on an EC2 using AWS Systems Manager
- Troubleshooting letsencrypt and certbot
- Invalid Document Content Error in running an AWS SSM document
If you are using terraform to create a systems manager document and an SSM association, there are a few hiccups you might encounter
Also see this post on Systems Manager vs. User Data to configure an EC2 instance on AWS
Issue 1 – Unique SSM Doc Name
# null resource - to ensure unique SSM doc name for each run
resource "null_resource" "nullres" {
# not spinning up anything.
}
# SSM doc
resource "aws_ssm_document" "my_ssm_doc" {
name = "certbot_${null_resource.nullres.id}"
document_type = "Command"
document_format = "YAML"
content = file("./ec2_init.yaml")
}
Issue 2 – Invalid Document Content
# SSM doc
resource "aws_ssm_document" "my_ssm_doc" {
name = "certbot_${null_resource.nullres.id}"
document_type = "Command"
document_format = "YAML"
content = file("./ec2_init.yaml")
}
Anuj holds professional certifications in Google Cloud, AWS as well as certifications in Docker and App Performance Tools such as New Relic. He specializes in Cloud Security, Data Encryption and Container Technologies.
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