I built ssmctl because AWS SSM deserved a better user experience

📰 Dev.to · Rhys | Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Improve your AWS SSM experience with ssmctl, a tool built to simplify session management

intermediate Published 26 Apr 2026

Action Steps

Install ssmctl from GitHub using Go
Configure ssmctl to connect to your AWS account
Use ssmctl to access EC2 instances without bastion hosts or open ports
Utilize ssmctl to manage sessions and view instance details
Integrate ssmctl with CloudTrail for audit logging

Who Needs to Know This

DevOps and cloud infrastructure engineers can benefit from using ssmctl to streamline their AWS SSM workflow, making it easier to manage EC2 instances

Key Insight

💡 ssmctl provides a better user experience for AWS SSM by simplifying session management and eliminating the need for bastion hosts or open ports