Getting Started
CloudTrail provides visibility into user activity and resource changes within your environment. Start monitoring critical operations by following these steps:
Enable CloudTrail
Activate the service in your console settings to start logging events.
Integrate with IAM
Assign appropriate permissions using role-based access control.
Setup Process
1. Configure Trail
Choose an S3 bucket for storing log files and decide whether to include CloudWatch Logs with detailed event information.
aws cloudtrail create-trail \
--name MyTrail \
--s3-bucket-name my-logs-bucket
2. Enable Logging
Once the trail is created, enable logging for your account to start capturing events.
aws cloudtrail start-logging \
--name MyTrail
Usage
Event Filters
Use CloudTrail's filtering capabilities to analyze specific events:
AWS Management Console
UISearch and filter events using the console's built-in query interface.
CloudWatch Logs
APICreate CloudWatch metric filters from CloudTrail logs for advanced analysis.
