In this recipe, we will create a CloudWatch log group that will be used in other recipes in this book.
Creating a CloudWatch log group
Getting ready
We'll need a working AWS account to complete this recipe.
How to do it...
We can create a CloudWatch log group as follows:
- Go to the CloudWatch service in the console.
- Click on Logs from the left sidebar.
- Click on Actions and click on Create log group:

- Give the log group a name that describes its purpose and click on Create log group:

This will create a new log group for us.