works out of the box
Detailed instructions are on github account, no need to SSH into instance.
Can launch without VPC too, just choose M3 instance type or so.
https://github.com/newrelic-platform/newrelic_aws_cloudwatch_plugin
Easy setup and collects a ton of data
The setup is really easy. Just spin up the AMI and follow the directions. Make sure you set up and use the IAM user described here: https://github.com/newrelic-platform/newrelic_aws_cloudwatch_plugin#iam-aws-api-credentials
Wait a few minutes and bam! all the data about all of your servers is in New Relic!
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