AWS CodeDeploy Agent Auto Installation Fails in Ubuntu

using EC2 Launch Configuration

I had tough time today installing AWS Code Deploy Agent in Ubuntu Server using EC2 launch configurations(user-data). As per this AWS blog it is just 2mins work.

Automatically Install the CodeDeploy Agent Using Launch Configurations

My server runs Ubuntu 14.04 and I used following set of shell commands in as the launch configuration instructions.

#!/usr/bin/env bash

apt-get updateapt-get install -y ruby2.0
cd /home/ubuntu
wget https://aws-codedeploy-ap-southeast 2.s3.amazonaws.com/latest/install
chmod +x ./install
sudo /bin/bash ./install auto

Once sever is booted up, I executed sudo service codedeploy-agent status but did not find code deploy agent is running. As usual, I reached google for the help and found out this is an open issue in Code Deploy Agent. However, it is reported against Ubuntu 16.04 version. But, my experience proved it is there in 14.40 as well.

CodeDeploy agent install fails with Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock · Issue #94 ·…

Fortunately, the reporter, chriskinsman has provided following work around fix to overcome this issue. chriskinsman, you saved my day !!! Thanks …

#!/usr/bin/env bash

apt-get update
apt-get install -y ruby2.0
cd /home/ubuntu

until service codedeploy-agent status >/dev/null 2>&1; do
   sleep 60
    rm -f install
    wget https://aws-codedeploy-ap-southeast 2.s3.amazonaws.com/latest/install
    chmod +x ./install
    sudo ./install auto
    service codedeploy-agent restart
done