---
name: "aws-status"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "aws-status"
version: "0.2.3-1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/aws-status"
---

# aws-status(1)

GUI indicator/GTK Status icon for monitoring EC2 instances.

## NAME

aws-status - GUI indicator/GTK Status icon for monitoring EC2 instances.

## SYNOPSIS

aws-status

## DESCRIPTION

**aws-status** is meant to be used to monitor how many EC2 instances you have running. It will prompt the user for AWS credentials, or read them from the environment variables AWS\_ACCESS\_KEY\_ID and AWS\_SECRET\_ACCESS\_KEY if they are set. It supports both application indicators and the older "Tray Icon".

## SEE ALSO

[*txaws*(1)](/txaws/1.md)