--- title: Install ec2-instance-connect on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of ec2-instance-connect for on Arch Linux - Configures ssh daemon to accept EC2 Instance Connect ssh keys url: https://snapcraft.io/install/ec2-instance-connect/arch --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install ec2-instance-connect on **Arch Linux** # ec2-instance-connect [Canonical](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/canonical "View all snaps from Canonical") * [Canonical](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/canonical "View all snaps from Canonical") [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/ec2-instance-connect/arch#install) #### Configures ssh daemon to accept EC2 Instance Connect ssh keys EC2 Instance Connect is a service that publishes ssh keys for use by EC2 instances based on AWS Credentials. These keys are consumed by on-instance configuration provided by this package. The ssh daemon will query EC2 Instance Metadata service for user-keys at ssh calltime, validate any if present as well as validating their signature, and if all checks pass return will include them in the authorized keys list. In addition, there is an agent that harvests instance ssh host keys and passes them back to the service. This is for authentication purposes by the EC2 console to open an in-browser ssh terminal connection. ### Package name * ec2-instance-connect --- ### License * Apache-2.0 --- ### Last updated * 29 September 2025 - latest/stable * 30 January 2026 - 26/edge --- ### Contact * [cpc@canonical.com](mailto:cpc@canonical.com "mailto:cpc@canonical.com") --- ### Report a bug * [bugs.launchpad.net](https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-images/ "https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-images/") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/ec2-instance-connect/arch#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install ec2-instance-connect Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd On Arch Linux, snap can be installed from the [Arch User Repository (AUR).](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/snapd/) The [manual build process](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_packages) is the Arch-supported install method for AUR packages, and you’ll need the [prerequisites](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Prerequisites) installed before you can install any AUR package. You can then install snap with the following: ``` git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapd.git cd snapd makepkg -si ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` If [AppArmor](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AppArmor) is enabled in your system, enable the service which loads AppArmor profiles for snaps: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor.service ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install ec2-instance-connect To install ec2-instance-connect, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install ec2-instance-connect ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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