Understand AWS CodeBuild

- [Instructor] CodeDeploy puts a lot of power…in your hands,…but it can be difficult to troubleshoot…when things go wrong.…Let's look at some of the most common issues…you may encounter with deployments.…First up, instance configuration.…Problems with your deployment group instances…can be the hardest to troubleshoot…because your deployment will just timeout…and you will not receive an error.…Here's some possible causes to keep in mind…if that happens.…Issue number one,…the CodeDeploy agent is simply not installed.…Remember that each instance used by CodeDeploy…must run the service agent.…

If you use an AMI without the agent installed,…you must either manually install it…or start the instance with user data…that installs it.…Issue two, the agent is not running.…If you install the agent per AWS's instructions…it should be configured as a service…that starts on instance boot.…Still, this is something worth checking.…Finally, S3 access.…You might think, "I'm deploying from GitHub."…"Why do my instances need access to S3?"…