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Amazon IoT Greengrass Version 1 entered the extended life phase on June 30, 2023. For more information, see the Amazon IoT Greengrass V1 maintenance policy. After this date, Amazon IoT Greengrass V1 won't release updates that provide features, enhancements, bug fixes, or security patches. Devices that run on Amazon IoT Greengrass V1 won't be disrupted and will continue to operate and to connect to the cloud. We strongly recommend that you migrate to Amazon IoT Greengrass Version 2, which adds significant new features and support for additional platforms.

What is Amazon IoT Greengrass?

Amazon IoT Greengrass is software that extends cloud capabilities to local devices. This enables devices to collect and analyze data closer to the source of information, react autonomously to local events, and communicate securely with each other on local networks. Local devices can also communicate securely with Amazon IoT Core and export IoT data to the Amazon Web Services Cloud. Amazon IoT Greengrass developers can use Amazon Lambda functions and prebuilt connectors to create serverless applications that are deployed to devices for local execution.

The following diagram shows the basic architecture of Amazon IoT Greengrass.

Greengrass core enables local execution of Lambda, messaging, device shadows, and security. Greengrass core interacts with the Amazon Web Services Cloud and works locally with intermittent connectivity.

Amazon IoT Greengrass makes it possible for customers to build IoT devices and application logic. Specifically, Amazon IoT Greengrass provides cloud-based management of application logic that runs on devices. Locally deployed Lambda functions and connectors are triggered by local events, messages from the cloud, or other sources.

In Amazon IoT Greengrass, devices securely communicate on a local network and exchange messages with each other without having to connect to the cloud. Amazon IoT Greengrass provides a local pub/sub message manager that can intelligently buffer messages if connectivity is lost so that inbound and outbound messages to the cloud are preserved.

Amazon IoT Greengrass protects user data:

Through the secure authentication and authorization of devices.
Through secure connectivity in the local network.
Between local devices and the cloud.

Device security credentials function in a group until they are revoked, even if connectivity to the cloud is disrupted, so that the devices can continue to securely communicate locally.

Amazon IoT Greengrass provides secure, over-the-air updates of Lambda functions.

Amazon IoT Greengrass consists of:

Software distributions
- Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software
- Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK
Cloud service
- Amazon IoT Greengrass API
Features
- Lambda runtime
- Shadows implementation
- Message manager
- Group management
- Discovery service
- Over-the-air update agent
- Stream manager
- Local resource access
- Local machine learning inference
- Local secrets manager
- Connectors with built-in integration with services, protocols, and software

Topics

Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software
Amazon IoT Greengrass groups
Devices in Amazon IoT Greengrass
SDKs
Supported platforms and requirements
Amazon IoT Greengrass downloads
We want to hear from you
Install the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software
Configure the Amazon IoT Greengrass core

Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software

The Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software provides the following functionality:

Deployment and the local running of connectors and Lambda functions.
Process data streams locally with automatic exports to the Amazon Web Services Cloud.
MQTT messaging over the local network between devices, connectors, and Lambda functions using managed subscriptions.
MQTT messaging between Amazon IoT and devices, connectors, and Lambda functions using managed subscriptions.
Secure connections between devices and the Amazon Web Services Cloud using device authentication and authorization.
Local shadow synchronization of devices. Shadows can be configured to sync with the Amazon Web Services Cloud.
Controlled access to local device and volume resources.
Deployment of cloud-trained machine learning models for running local inference.
Automatic IP address detection that enables devices to discover the Greengrass core device.
Central deployment of new or updated group configuration. After the configuration data is downloaded, the core device is restarted automatically.
Secure, over-the-air (OTA) software updates of user-defined Lambda functions.

Amazon IoT Greengrass core instances are configured through Amazon IoT Greengrass APIs that create and update Amazon IoT Greengrass group definitions stored in the cloud.

Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software versions

Amazon IoT Greengrass provides several options for installing the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software, including tar.gz download files, a quick start script, and apt installations on supported Debian platforms. For more information, see Install the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software.

The following tabs describe what's new and changed in Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software versions.

GGC v1.11

1.11.6

Bug fixes and improvements:

Improved resilience if sudden power loss occurs during a deployment.
Fixed an issue where stream manager data corruption could prevent the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software from starting.
Fixed an issue where new client devices couldn't connect to the core in certain scenarios.
Fixed an issue where stream manager stream names couldn't contain .log.

1.11.5

Bug fixes and improvements:

General performance improvements and bug fixes.

1.11.4

Bug fixes and improvements:

Fixed an issue with stream manager that prevented upgrades to Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software v1.11.3. If you are using stream manager to export data to the cloud, you can now use an OTA update to upgrade an earlier v1.x version of the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software to v1.11.4.
General performance improvements and bug fixes.

1.11.3

Bug fixes and improvements:

Fixed an issue that caused Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software running in a snap on an Ubuntu device to stop responding after a sudden power loss to the device.
Fixed an issue that caused delayed delivery of MQTT messages to long-lived Lambda functions.
Fixed an issue that caused MQTT messages to not be sent correctly when the maxWorkItemCount value was set to a value greater than 1024.
Fixed an issue that caused the OTA update agent to ignore the MQTT KeepAlive period specified in the keepAlive property in config.json.
General performance improvements and bug fixes.

Important

If you are using stream manager to export data to the cloud, do not upgrade to Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software v1.11.3 from an earlier v1.x version. If you are enabling stream manager for the first time, we strongly recommend that you first install the latest version of the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software.

1.11.1

Bug fixes and improvements:

Fixed an issue that caused increased memory use for stream manager.
Fixed an issue that caused stream manager to reset the sequence number of the stream to 0 if the Greengrass core device was turned off for longer than the specified time-to-live (TTL) period of the stream data.
Fixed an issue that prevented stream manager from correctly stopping retry attempts to export data to the Amazon Web Services Cloud.

1.11.0

New features:

A telemetry agent on the Greengrass core collects local telemetry data and publishes it to Amazon Web Services Cloud. To retrieve the telemetry data for further processing, customers can create an Amazon EventBridge rule and subscribe to a target. For more information, see Gathering system health telemetry data from Amazon IoT Greengrass core devices.
A local HTTP API returns a snapshot of the current state of local worker processes started by Amazon IoT Greengrass. For more information, see Calling the local health check API.
A stream manager automatically exports data to Amazon S3 and Amazon IoT SiteWise.

New stream manager parameters let you update existing streams and pause or resume data export.
Support for running Python 3.8.x Lambda functions on the core.
A new ggDaemonPort property in config.json that use to configure the Greengrass core IPC port number. The default port number is 8000.

A new systemComponentAuthTimeout property in config.json that you use to configure the timeout for Greengrass core IPC authentication. The default timeout is 5000 milliseconds.
Increased the maximum number of Amazon IoT devices per Amazon IoT Greengrass group from 200 to 2500.

Increased the maximum number of subscriptions per group from 1000 to 10000.

For more information, see Amazon IoT Greengrass endpoints and quotas.

Bug fixes and improvements:

General optimization that can reduce the memory utilization of the Greengrass service processes.
A new runtime configuration parameter (mountAllBlockDevices) lets Greengrass use bind mounts to mount all block devices into a container after setting up the OverlayFS. This feature resolved an issue that caused Greengrass deployment failure if /usr isn't under the / hierarchy.
Fixed an issue that caused Amazon IoT Greengrass core failure if /tmp is a symlink.
Fixed an issue to let the Greengrass deployment agent remove unused machine learning model artifacts from the mlmodel_public folder.
General performance improvements and bug fixes.

Extended life versions

1.10.5

Bug fixes and improvements:

General performance improvements and bug fixes.

1.10.4

Bug fixes and improvements:

Fixed an issue that caused Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software running in a snap on an Ubuntu device to stop responding after a sudden power loss to the device.
Fixed an issue that caused delayed delivery of MQTT messages to long-lived Lambda functions.
Fixed an issue that caused MQTT messages to not be sent correctly when the maxWorkItemCount value was set to a value greater than 1024.
Fixed an issue that caused the OTA update agent to ignore the MQTT KeepAlive period specified in the keepAlive property in config.json.
General performance improvements and bug fixes.

1.10.3

Bug fixes and improvements:

A new systemComponentAuthTimeout property in config.json that you use to configure the timeout for Greengrass core IPC authentication. The default timeout is 5000 milliseconds.
Fixed an issue that caused increased memory use for stream manager.

1.10.2

Bug fixes and improvements:

A new mqttOperationTimeout property in config.json that you use to set the timeout for publish, subscribe, and unsubscribe operations in MQTT connections with Amazon IoT Core.
General performance improvements and bug fixes.

1.10.1

Bug fixes and improvements:

Stream manager is more resilient to file data corruption.
Fixed an issue that causes a sysfs mount failure on devices using Linux kernel 5.1 and later.
General performance improvements and bug fixes.

1.10.0

New features:

A stream manager that processes data streams locally and exports them to the Amazon Web Services Cloud automatically. This feature requires Java 8 on the Greengrass core device. For more information, see Manage data streams on the Amazon IoT Greengrass core.
A new Greengrass Docker application deployment connector that runs a Docker application on a core device. For more information, see Docker application deployment connector.
A new IoT SiteWise connector that sends industrial device data from OPC-UA servers to asset properties in Amazon IoT SiteWise. For more information, see IoT SiteWise connector.
Lambda functions that run without containerization can access machine learning resources in the Greengrass group. For more information, see Access machine learning resources from Lambda functions.
Support for MQTT persistent sessions with Amazon IoT. For more information, see MQTT persistent sessions with Amazon IoT Core.
Local MQTT traffic can travel over a port other than the default port 8883. For more information, see Configure the MQTT port for local messaging.
New queueFullPolicy options in the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK for reliable message publishing from Lambda functions.
Support for running Node.js 12.x Lambda functions on the core.

Over-the-air (OTA) updates with hardware security integration can be configured with OpenSSL 1.1.
General performance improvements and bug fixes.

1.9.4

Bug fixes and improvements:

General performance improvements and bug fixes.

1.9.3

New features:

Support for Armv6l. Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software v1.9.3 or later can be installed on Raspbian distributions on Armv6l architectures (for example, on Raspberry Pi Zero devices).
OTA updates on port 443 with ALPN. Greengrass cores that use port 443 for MQTT traffic now support over-the-air (OTA) software updates. Amazon IoT Greengrass uses the Application Layer Protocol Network (ALPN) TLS extension to enable these connections. For more information, see OTA updates of Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software and Connect on port 443 or through a network proxy.

Bug fixes and improvements:

Fixes a bug introduced in v1.9.0 that prevented Python 2.7 Lambda functions from sending binary payloads to other Lambda functions.
General performance improvements and bug fixes.

1.9.2

New features:

Support for OpenWrt. Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software v1.9.2 or later can be installed on OpenWrt distributions with Armv8 (AArch64) and Armv7l architectures. Currently, OpenWrt does not support ML inference.

1.9.1

Bug fixes and improvements:

Fixes a bug introduced in v1.9.0 that drops messages from the cloud that contain wildcard characters in the topic.

1.9.0

New features:

Support for Python 3.7 and Node.js 8.10 Lambda runtimes. Lambda functions that use Python 3.7 and Node.js 8.10 runtimes can now run on an Amazon IoT Greengrass core. (Amazon IoT Greengrass continues to support the Python 2.7 and Node.js 6.10 runtimes.)
Optimized MQTT connections. The Greengrass core establishes fewer connections with the Amazon IoT Core. This change can reduce operational costs for charges that are based on the number of connections.
Elliptic Curve (EC) key for the local MQTT server. The local MQTT server supports EC keys in addition to RSA keys. (The MQTT server certificate has an SHA-256 RSA signature, regardless of the key type.) For more information, see Amazon IoT Greengrass core security principals.

Bug fixes and improvements:

General performance improvements and bug fixes.

1.8.4

Fixed an issue with shadow synchronization and device certificate manager reconnection.

General performance improvements and bug fixes.

1.8.3

General performance improvements and bug fixes.

1.8.2

General performance improvements and bug fixes.

1.8.1

General performance improvements and bug fixes.

1.8.0

New features:

Configurable default access identity for Lambda functions in the group. This group-level setting determines the default permissions that are used to run Lambda functions. You can set the user ID, group ID, or both. Individual Lambda functions can override the default access identity of their group. For more information, see Setting the default access identity for Lambda functions in a group.
HTTPS traffic over port 443. HTTPS communication can be configured to travel over port 443 instead of the default port 8443. This complements Amazon IoT Greengrass support for the Application Layer Protocol Network (ALPN) TLS extension and allows all Greengrass messaging traffic—both MQTT and HTTPS—to use port 443. For more information, see Connect on port 443 or through a network proxy.
Predictably named client IDs for Amazon IoT connections. This change enables support for Amazon IoT Device Defender and Amazon IoT lifecycle events, so you can receive notifications for connect, disconnect, subscribe, and unsubscribe events. Predictable naming also makes it easier to create logic around connection IDs (for example, to create subscribe policy templates based on certificate attributes). For more information, see Client IDs for MQTT connections with Amazon IoT.

Bug fixes and improvements:

Fixed an issue with shadow synchronization and device certificate manager reconnection.
General performance improvements and bug fixes.

1.7.1

New features:

Greengrass connectors provide built-in integration with local infrastructure, device protocols, Amazon, and other cloud services. For more information, see Integrate with services and protocols using Greengrass connectors.
Amazon IoT Greengrass extends Amazon Secrets Manager to core devices, which makes your passwords, tokens, and other secrets available to connectors and Lambda functions. Secrets are encrypted in transit and at rest. For more information, see Deploy secrets to the Amazon IoT Greengrass core.
Support for a hardware root of trust security option. For more information, see Hardware security integration.
Isolation and permission settings that allow Lambda functions to run without Greengrass containers and to use the permissions of a specified user and group. For more information, see Controlling execution of Greengrass Lambda functions by using group-specific configuration.
You can run Amazon IoT Greengrass in a Docker container (on Windows, macOS, or Linux) by configuring your Greengrass group to run with no containerization. For more information, see Running Amazon IoT Greengrass in a Docker container.
MQTT messaging on port 443 with Application Layer Protocol Negotiation (ALPN) or connection through a network proxy. For more information, see Connect on port 443 or through a network proxy.
The SageMaker AI Neo deep learning runtime, which supports machine learning models that have been optimized by the SageMaker AI Neo deep learning compiler. For information about the Neo deep learning runtime, see Runtimes and libraries for ML inference.
Support for Raspbian Stretch (2018-06-27) on Raspberry Pi core devices.

Bug fixes and improvements:

General performance improvements and bug fixes.

In addition, the following features are available with this release:

The Amazon IoT Device Tester for Amazon IoT Greengrass, which you can use to verify that your CPU architecture, kernel configuration, and drivers work with Amazon IoT Greengrass. For more information, see Using Amazon IoT Device Tester for Amazon IoT Greengrass V1.
The Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software, Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK, and Amazon IoT Greengrass Machine Learning SDK packages are available for download through Amazon CloudFront. For more information, see Amazon IoT Greengrass downloads.

1.6.1

New features:

Lambda executables that run binary code on the Greengrass core. Use the new Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK for C to write Lambda executables in C and C++. For more information, see Lambda executables.
Optional local storage message cache that can persist across restarts. You can configure the storage settings for MQTT messages that are queued for processing. For more information, see MQTT message queue for cloud targets.
Configurable maximum reconnect retry interval for when the core device is disconnected. For more information, see the mqttMaxConnectionRetryInterval property in Amazon IoT Greengrass core configuration file.
Local resource access to the host /proc directory. For more information, see Access local resources with Lambda functions and connectors.
Configurable write directory. The Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software can be deployed to read-only and read-write locations. For more information, see Configure a write directory for Amazon IoT Greengrass.

Bug fixes and improvements:

Performance improvement for publishing messages in the Greengrass core and between devices and the core.
Reduced the compute resources required to process logs generated by user-defined Lambda functions.

1.5.0

New features:

Amazon IoT Greengrass Machine Learning (ML) Inference is generally available. You can perform ML inference locally on Amazon IoT Greengrass devices using models that are built and trained in the cloud. For more information, see Perform machine learning inference.
Greengrass Lambda functions now support binary data as input payload, in addition to JSON. To use this feature, you must upgrade to Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK version 1.1.0, which you can download from the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK downloads page.

Bug fixes and improvements:

Reduced the overall memory footprint.
Performance improvements for sending messages to the cloud.
Performance and stability improvements for the download agent, Device Certificate Manager, and OTA update agent.
Minor bug fixes.

1.3.0

New features:

Over-the-air (OTA) update agent capable of handling cloud-deployed, Greengrass update jobs. The agent is found under the new /greengrass/ota directory. For more information, see OTA updates of Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software.
Local resource access feature allows Greengrass Lambda functions to access local resources, such as peripheral devices and volumes. For more information, see Access local resources with Lambda functions and connectors.

1.1.0

New features:

Deployed Amazon IoT Greengrass groups can be reset by deleting Lambda functions, subscriptions, and configurations. For more information, see Reset deployments.
Support for Node.js 6.10 and Java 8 Lambda runtimes, in addition to Python 2.7.

To migrate from the previous version of the Amazon IoT Greengrass core:

Copy certificates from the /greengrass/configuration/certs folder to /greengrass/certs.
Copy /greengrass/configuration/config.json to /greengrass/config/config.json.
Run /greengrass/ggc/core/greengrassd instead of /greengrass/greengrassd.
Deploy the group to the new core.

1.0.0

Initial version

Amazon IoT Greengrass groups

A Greengrass group is a collection of settings and components, such as a Greengrass core, devices, and subscriptions. Groups are used to define a scope of interaction. For example, a group might represent one floor of a building, one truck, or an entire mining site. The following diagram shows the components that can make up a Greengrass group.

Amazon IoT Core, Greengrass, and Lambda components, with interconnected Core, Settings, Lambda functions, Subscriptions, Connectors, Devices, and Resources elements.

In the preceding diagram:

A: Greengrass group definition

Information about group settings and components.

B: Greengrass group settings

These include:

Greengrass group role.
Certificate authority and local connection configuration.
Greengrass core connectivity information.
Default Lambda runtime environment. For more information, see Setting default containerization for Lambda functions in a group.
CloudWatch and local logs configuration. For more information, see Monitoring with Amazon IoT Greengrass logs.

C: Greengrass core

The Amazon IoT thing (device) that represents the Greengrass core. For more information, see Configure the Amazon IoT Greengrass core.

D: Lambda function definition

A list of Lambda functions that run locally on the core, with associated configuration data. For more information, see Run Lambda functions on the Amazon IoT Greengrass core.

E: Subscription definition

A list of subscriptions that enable communication using MQTT messages. A subscription defines:

A message source and message target. These can be client devices, Lambda functions, connectors, Amazon IoT Core, and the local shadow service.
A topic or subject that's used to filter messages.

For more information, see Managed subscriptions in the MQTT messaging workflow.

F: Connector definition

A list of connectors that run locally on the core, with associated configuration data. For more information, see Integrate with services and protocols using Greengrass connectors.

G: Device definition

A list of Amazon IoT things (known as client devices or devices) that are members of the Greengrass group, with associated configuration data. For more information, see Devices in Amazon IoT Greengrass.

H: Resource definition

A list of local resources, machine learning resources, and secret resources on the Greengrass core, with associated configuration data. For more information, see Access local resources with Lambda functions and connectors, Perform machine learning inference, and Deploy secrets to the Amazon IoT Greengrass core.

When deployed, the Greengrass group definition, Lambda functions, connectors, resources, and subscription table are copied to the core device. For more information, see Deploy Amazon IoT Greengrass groups to an Amazon IoT Greengrass core.

Devices in Amazon IoT Greengrass

A Greengrass group can contain two types of Amazon IoT device:

Greengrass core

A Greengrass core is a device that runs the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software, which allows it to communicate directly with Amazon IoT Core and the Amazon IoT Greengrass service. A core has its own device certificate used for authenticating with Amazon IoT Core. It has a device shadow and an entry in the Amazon IoT Core registry. Greengrass cores run a local Lambda runtime, deployment agent, and IP address tracker that sends IP address information to the Amazon IoT Greengrass service to allow client devices to automatically discover their group and core connection information. For more information, see Configure the Amazon IoT Greengrass core.

Note

A Greengrass group must contain exactly one core.

Client device

Client devices (also called connected devices, Greengrass devices, or devices) are devices that connect to a Greengrass core over MQTT. They have their own device certificate for Amazon IoT Core authentication, a device shadow, and an entry in the Amazon IoT Core registry. Client devices can run FreeRTOS or use the Amazon IoT Device SDK or Amazon IoT Greengrass Discovery API to get discovery information used to connect and authenticate with the core in the same Greengrass group. To learn how to use the Amazon IoT console to create and configure a client device for Amazon IoT Greengrass, see Module 4: Interacting with client devices in an Amazon IoT Greengrass group. Or, for examples that show you how to use the Amazon CLI to create and configure a client device for Amazon IoT Greengrass, see create-device-definition in the Amazon CLI Command Reference.

In a Greengrass group, you can create subscriptions that allow client devices to communicate over MQTT with Lambda functions, connectors, and other client devices in the group, and with Amazon IoT Core or the local shadow service. MQTT messages are routed through the core. If the core device loses connectivity to the cloud, client devices can continue to communicate over the local network. Client devices can vary in size, from smaller microcontroller-based devices to large appliances. Currently, a Greengrass group can contain up to 2,500 client devices. A client device can be a member of up to 10 groups.

Note

OPC-UA is an information exchange standard for industrial communication. To implement support for OPC-UA on the Greengrass core, you can use the IoT SiteWise connector. The connector sends industrial device data from OPC-UA servers to asset properties in Amazon IoT SiteWise.

The following table shows how these device types are related.

Amazon IoT Core and Device capabilities matrix showing configurations like Certificate, IoT Policy, IoT Thing supported on both Core and Device sides, with Device Gateway, Sensor/Actuator software, and Functions outside Greengrass Group permissions marked.

The Amazon IoT Greengrass core device stores certificates in two locations:

Core device certificate in /greengrass-root/certs. Typically, the core device certificate is named hash.cert.pem (for example, 86c84488a5.cert.pem). This certificate is used by the Amazon IoT client for mutual authentication when the core connects to the Amazon IoT Core and Amazon IoT Greengrass services.
MQTT server certificate in /greengrass-root/ggc/var/state/server. The MQTT server certificate is named server.crt. This certificate is used for mutual authentication between the local MQTT server (on the Greengrass core) and Greengrass devices.

Note
greengrass-root represents the path where the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software is installed on your device. Typically, this is the /greengrass directory.

SDKs

The following Amazon-provided SDKs are used to work with Amazon IoT Greengrass:

Amazon SDK

Use the Amazon SDK to build applications that interact with any Amazon service, including Amazon S3, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon IoT, Amazon IoT Greengrass, and more. In the context of Amazon IoT Greengrass, you can use the Amazon SDK in deployed Lambda functions to make direct calls to any Amazon service. For more information, see Amazon SDKs.

Note

The operations specific to Greengrass that are available in the Amazon SDKs are also available in the Amazon IoT Greengrass API and Amazon CLI.

Amazon IoT Device SDK

The Amazon IoT Device SDK helps devices connect to Amazon IoT Core and Amazon IoT Greengrass. For more information, see Amazon IoT Device SDKs in the Amazon IoT Developer Guide.

Client devices can use any of the Amazon IoT Device SDK v2 platforms to discover connectivity information for a Greengrass core. Connectivity information includes:

The IDs of the Greengrass groups that the client device belongs to.
The IP addresses of the Greengrass core in each group. These are also called core endpoints.
The group CA certificate, which devices use for mutual authentication with the core. For more information, see Device connection workflow.

Note

In v1 of the Amazon IoT Device SDKs, only the C++ and Python platforms provide built-in discovery support.

Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK

The Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK enables Lambda functions to interact with the Greengrass core, publish messages to Amazon IoT, interact with the local shadow service, invoke other deployed Lambda functions, and access secret resources. This SDK is used by Lambda functions that run on an Amazon IoT Greengrass core. For more information, see Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK.

Amazon IoT Greengrass Machine Learning SDK

The Amazon IoT Greengrass Machine Learning SDK enables Lambda functions to consume machine learning models that are deployed to the Greengrass core as machine learning resources. This SDK is used by Lambda functions that run on an Amazon IoT Greengrass core and interact with a local inference service. For more information, see Amazon IoT Greengrass Machine Learning SDK.

Supported platforms and requirements

The following tabs list supported platforms and requirements for the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software.

Note

You can download the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software from the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core Software downloads.

GGC v1.11

Supported platforms:

Architecture: Armv7l
- OS: Linux
- OS: Linux (OpenWrt)
Architecture: Armv8 (AArch64)
- OS: Linux
- OS: Linux (OpenWrt)
Architecture: Armv6l
- OS: Linux
Architecture: x86_64
- OS: Linux
Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms can run Amazon IoT Greengrass in a Docker container. For more information, see Running Amazon IoT Greengrass in a Docker container.

Requirements:

Minimum 128 MB disk space available for the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software. If you use the OTA update agent, the minimum is 400 MB.
Minimum 128 MB RAM allocated to the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software. With stream manager enabled, the minimum is 198 MB RAM.

Note
Stream manager is enabled by default if you use the Default Group creation option on the Amazon IoT console to create your Greengrass group.
Linux kernel version:
- Linux kernel version 4.4 or later is required to support running Amazon IoT Greengrass with containers.
- Linux kernel version 3.17 or later is required to support running Amazon IoT Greengrass without containers. In this configuration, the default Lambda function containerization for the Greengrass group must be set to No container. For instructions, see Setting default containerization for Lambda functions in a group.
GNU C Library (glibc) version 2.14 or later. OpenWrt distributions require musl C Library version 1.1.16 or later.
The /var/run directory must be present on the device.
The /dev/stdin, /dev/stdout, and /dev/stderr files must be available.
Hardlink and softlink protection must be enabled on the device. Otherwise, Amazon IoT Greengrass can only be run in insecure mode, using the -i flag.
The following Linux kernel configurations must be enabled on the device:
- Namespace:
  - CONFIG_IPC_NS
  - CONFIG_UTS_NS
  - CONFIG_USER_NS
  - CONFIG_PID_NS
- Cgroups:
  - CONFIG_CGROUP_DEVICE
  - CONFIG_CGROUPS
  - CONFIG_MEMCG
  The kernel must support cgroups. The following requirements apply when running Amazon IoT Greengrass with containers:
  - The memory cgroup must be enabled and mounted to allow Amazon IoT Greengrass to set the memory limit for Lambda functions.
  - The devices cgroup must be enabled and mounted if Lambda functions with local resource access are used to open files on the Amazon IoT Greengrass core device.
- Others:
  - CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE
  - CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS
  - CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER
  - CONFIG_SECCOMP_FILTER
  - CONFIG_KEYS
  - CONFIG_SECCOMP
  - CONFIG_SHMEM
The root certificate for Amazon S3 and Amazon IoT must be present in the system trust store.
Stream manager requires the Java 8 runtime and a minimum of 70 MB RAM in addition to the base Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software memory requirement. Stream manager is enabled by default when you use the Default Group creation option on the Amazon IoT console. Stream manager is not supported on OpenWrt distributions.
Libraries that support the Amazon Lambda runtime required by the Lambda functions you want to run locally. Required libraries must be installed on the core and added to the PATH environment variable. Multiple libraries can be installed on the same core.
- Python version 3.8 for functions that use the Python 3.8 runtime.
- Python version 3.7 for functions that use the Python 3.7 runtime.
- Python version 2.7 for functions that use the Python 2.7 runtime.
- Node.js version 12.x for functions that use the Node.js 12.x runtime.
- Java version 8 or later for functions that use the Java 8 runtime.
  
  Note
  Running Java on an OpenWrt distribution isn't officially supported. However, if your OpenWrt build has Java support, you might be able to run Lambda functions authored in Java on your OpenWrt devices.
  
  For more information about Amazon IoT Greengrass support for Lambda runtimes, see Run Lambda functions on the Amazon IoT Greengrass core.
The following shell commands (not the BusyBox variants) are required by the over-the-air (OTA) update agent:
- wget
- realpath
- tar
- readlink
- basename
- dirname
- pidof
- df
- grep
- umount
- mv
- gzip
- mkdir
- rm
- ln
- cut
- cat
- /bin/bash

GGC v1.10

Supported platforms:

Architecture: Armv7l
- OS: Linux
- OS: Linux (OpenWrt)
Architecture: Armv8 (AArch64)
- OS: Linux
- OS: Linux (OpenWrt)
Architecture: Armv6l
- OS: Linux
Architecture: x86_64
- OS: Linux
Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms can run Amazon IoT Greengrass in a Docker container. For more information, see Running Amazon IoT Greengrass in a Docker container.

Requirements:

Minimum 128 MB disk space available for the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software. If you use the OTA update agent, the minimum is 400 MB.
Minimum 128 MB RAM allocated to the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software. With stream manager enabled, the minimum is 198 MB RAM.

Note
Stream manager is enabled by default if you use the Default Group creation option on the Amazon IoT console to create your Greengrass group.
Linux kernel version:
- Linux kernel version 4.4 or later is required to support running Amazon IoT Greengrass with containers.
- Linux kernel version 3.17 or later is required to support running Amazon IoT Greengrass without containers. In this configuration, the default Lambda function containerization for the Greengrass group must be set to No container. For instructions, see Setting default containerization for Lambda functions in a group.
GNU C Library (glibc) version 2.14 or later. OpenWrt distributions require musl C Library version 1.1.16 or later.
The /var/run directory must be present on the device.
The /dev/stdin, /dev/stdout, and /dev/stderr files must be available.
Hardlink and softlink protection must be enabled on the device. Otherwise, Amazon IoT Greengrass can only be run in insecure mode, using the -i flag.
The following Linux kernel configurations must be enabled on the device:
- Namespace:
  - CONFIG_IPC_NS
  - CONFIG_UTS_NS
  - CONFIG_USER_NS
  - CONFIG_PID_NS
- Cgroups:
  - CONFIG_CGROUP_DEVICE
  - CONFIG_CGROUPS
  - CONFIG_MEMCG
  The kernel must support cgroups. The following requirements apply when running Amazon IoT Greengrass with containers:
  - The memory cgroup must be enabled and mounted to allow Amazon IoT Greengrass to set the memory limit for Lambda functions.
  - The devices cgroup must be enabled and mounted if Lambda functions with local resource access are used to open files on the Amazon IoT Greengrass core device.
- Others:
  - CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE
  - CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS
  - CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER
  - CONFIG_SECCOMP_FILTER
  - CONFIG_KEYS
  - CONFIG_SECCOMP
  - CONFIG_SHMEM
The root certificate for Amazon S3 and Amazon IoT must be present in the system trust store.
Stream manager requires the Java 8 runtime and a minimum of 70 MB RAM in addition to the base Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software memory requirement. Stream manager is enabled by default when you use the Default Group creation option on the Amazon IoT console. Stream manager is not supported on OpenWrt distributions.
Libraries that support the Amazon Lambda runtime required by the Lambda functions you want to run locally. Required libraries must be installed on the core and added to the PATH environment variable. Multiple libraries can be installed on the same core.
- Python version 3.7 for functions that use the Python 3.7 runtime.
- Python version 2.7 for functions that use the Python 2.7 runtime.
- Node.js version 12.x for functions that use the Node.js 12.x runtime.
- Java version 8 or later for functions that use the Java 8 runtime.
  
  Note
  Running Java on an OpenWrt distribution isn't officially supported. However, if your OpenWrt build has Java support, you might be able to run Lambda functions authored in Java on your OpenWrt devices.
  
  For more information about Amazon IoT Greengrass support for Lambda runtimes, see Run Lambda functions on the Amazon IoT Greengrass core.
The following shell commands (not the BusyBox variants) are required by the over-the-air (OTA) update agent:
- wget
- realpath
- tar
- readlink
- basename
- dirname
- pidof
- df
- grep
- umount
- mv
- gzip
- mkdir
- rm
- ln
- cut
- cat
- /bin/bash

GGC v1.9

Supported platforms:

Architecture: Armv7l
- OS: Linux
- OS: Linux (OpenWrt)
Architecture: Armv8 (AArch64)
- OS: Linux
- OS: Linux (OpenWrt)
Architecture: Armv6l
- OS: Linux
Architecture: x86_64
- OS: Linux
Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms can run Amazon IoT Greengrass in a Docker container. For more information, see Running Amazon IoT Greengrass in a Docker container.

Requirements:

Minimum 128 MB disk space available for the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software. If you use the OTA update agent, the minimum is 400 MB.
Minimum 128 MB RAM allocated to the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software.
Linux kernel version:
- Linux kernel version 4.4 or later is required to support running Amazon IoT Greengrass with containers.
- Linux kernel version 3.17 or later is required to support running Amazon IoT Greengrass without containers. In this configuration, the default Lambda function containerization for the Greengrass group must be set to No container. For instructions, see Setting default containerization for Lambda functions in a group.
GNU C Library (glibc) version 2.14 or later. OpenWrt distributions require musl C Library version 1.1.16 or later.
The /var/run directory must be present on the device.
The /dev/stdin, /dev/stdout, and /dev/stderr files must be available.
Hardlink and softlink protection must be enabled on the device. Otherwise, Amazon IoT Greengrass can only be run in insecure mode, using the -i flag.
The following Linux kernel configurations must be enabled on the device:
- Namespace:
  - CONFIG_IPC_NS
  - CONFIG_UTS_NS
  - CONFIG_USER_NS
  - CONFIG_PID_NS
- Cgroups:
  - CONFIG_CGROUP_DEVICE
  - CONFIG_CGROUPS
  - CONFIG_MEMCG
  The kernel must support cgroups. The following requirements apply when running Amazon IoT Greengrass with containers:
  - The memory cgroup must be enabled and mounted to allow Amazon IoT Greengrass to set the memory limit for Lambda functions.
  - The devices cgroup must be enabled and mounted if Lambda functions with local resource access are used to open files on the Amazon IoT Greengrass core device.
- Others:
  - CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE
  - CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS
  - CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER
  - CONFIG_SECCOMP_FILTER
  - CONFIG_KEYS
  - CONFIG_SECCOMP
  - CONFIG_SHMEM
The root certificate for Amazon S3 and Amazon IoT must be present in the system trust store.
Libraries that support the Amazon Lambda runtime required by the Lambda functions you want to run locally. Required libraries must be installed on the core and added to the PATH environment variable. Multiple libraries can be installed on the same core.
- Python version 2.7 for functions that use the Python 2.7 runtime.
- Python version 3.7 for functions that use the Python 3.7 runtime.
- Node.js version 6.10 or later for functions that use the Node.js 6.10 runtime.
- Node.js version 8.10 or later for functions that use the Node.js 8.10 runtime.
- Java version 8 or later for functions that use the Java 8 runtime.
  
  Note
  Running Java on an OpenWrt distribution isn't officially supported. However, if your OpenWrt build has Java support, you might be able to run Lambda functions authored in Java on your OpenWrt devices.
  
  For more information about Amazon IoT Greengrass support for Lambda runtimes, see Run Lambda functions on the Amazon IoT Greengrass core.
The following shell commands (not the BusyBox variants) are required by the over-the-air (OTA) update agent:
- wget
- realpath
- tar
- readlink
- basename
- dirname
- pidof
- df
- grep
- umount
- mv
- gzip
- mkdir
- rm
- ln
- cut
- cat

GGC v1.8

Supported platforms:
- Architecture: Armv7l; OS: Linux
- Architecture: x86_64; OS: Linux
- Architecture: Armv8 (AArch64); OS: Linux
- Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms can run Amazon IoT Greengrass in a Docker container. For more information, see Running Amazon IoT Greengrass in a Docker container.
- Linux platforms can run a version of Amazon IoT Greengrass with limited functionality using the Greengrass snap, which is available through Snapcraft. For more information, see Amazon IoT Greengrass snap software.
The following items are required:
- Minimum 128 MB disk space available for the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software. If you use the OTA update agent, the minimum is 400 MB.
- Minimum 128 MB RAM allocated to the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software.
- Linux kernel version:
  - Linux kernel version 4.4 or later is required to support running Amazon IoT Greengrass with containers.
  - Linux kernel version 3.17 or later is required to support running Amazon IoT Greengrass without containers. In this configuration, the default Lambda function containerization for the Greengrass group must be set to No container. For instructions, see Setting default containerization for Lambda functions in a group.
- GNU C Library (glibc) version 2.14 or later.
- The /var/run directory must be present on the device.
- The /dev/stdin, /dev/stdout, and /dev/stderr files must be available.
- Hardlink and softlink protection must be enabled on the device. Otherwise, Amazon IoT Greengrass can only be run in insecure mode, using the -i flag.
- The following Linux kernel configurations must be enabled on the device:
  - Namespace:
    
    CONFIG_IPC_NS
    
    CONFIG_UTS_NS
    
    CONFIG_USER_NS
    
    CONFIG_PID_NS
  - Cgroups:
    
    CONFIG_CGROUP_DEVICE
    
    CONFIG_CGROUPS
    
    CONFIG_MEMCG
    
    The kernel must support cgroups. The following requirements apply when running Amazon IoT Greengrass with containers:
    
    The memory cgroup must be enabled and mounted to allow Amazon IoT Greengrass to set the memory limit for Lambda functions.
    
    The devices cgroup must be enabled and mounted if Lambda functions with local resource access are used to open files on the Amazon IoT Greengrass core device.
  - Others:
    
    CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE
    
    CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS
    
    CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER
    
    CONFIG_SECCOMP_FILTER
    
    CONFIG_KEYS
    
    CONFIG_SECCOMP
    
    CONFIG_SHMEM
- The root certificate for Amazon S3 and Amazon IoT must be present in the system trust store.
The following items are conditionally required:
- Libraries that support the Amazon Lambda runtime required by the Lambda functions you want to run locally. Required libraries must be installed on the core and added to the PATH environment variable. Multiple libraries can be installed on the same core.
  - Python version 2.7 for functions that use the Python 2.7 runtime.
  - Node.js version 6.10 or later for functions that use the Node.js 6.10 runtime.
  - Java version 8 or later for functions that use the Java 8 runtime.
- The following shell commands (not the BusyBox variants) are required by the over-the-air (OTA) update agent:
  - wget
  - realpath
  - tar
  - readlink
  - basename
  - dirname
  - pidof
  - df
  - grep
  - umount
  - mv
  - gzip
  - mkdir
  - rm
  - ln
  - cut
  - cat

For information about Amazon IoT Greengrass quotas (limits), see Service Quotas in the Amazon Web Services General Reference.

For pricing information, see Amazon IoT Greengrass pricing and Amazon IoT Core pricing.

Amazon IoT Greengrass downloads

You can use the following information to find and download software for use with Amazon IoT Greengrass.

Topics

Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software
Amazon IoT Greengrass snap software
Amazon IoT Greengrass Docker software
Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK
Supported machine learning runtimes and libraries
Amazon IoT Greengrass ML SDK software

Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software

The Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software extends Amazon functionality onto an Amazon IoT Greengrass core device, making it possible for local devices to act locally on the data they generate.

v1.11

1.11.6

Bug fixes and improvements:

Improved resilience if sudden power loss occurs during a deployment.
Fixed an issue where stream manager data corruption could prevent the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software from starting.
Fixed an issue where new client devices couldn't connect to the core in certain scenarios.
Fixed an issue where stream manager stream names couldn't contain .log.

1.11.5

Bug fixes and improvements:

General performance improvements and bug fixes.

1.11.4

Bug fixes and improvements:

Fixed an issue with stream manager that prevented upgrades to Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software v1.11.3. If you are using stream manager to export data to the cloud, you can now use an OTA update to upgrade an earlier v1.x version of the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software to v1.11.4.
General performance improvements and bug fixes.

1.11.3

Bug fixes and improvements:

Fixed an issue that caused Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software running in a snap on an Ubuntu device to stop responding after a sudden power loss to the device.
Fixed an issue that caused delayed delivery of MQTT messages to long-lived Lambda functions.
Fixed an issue that caused MQTT messages to not be sent correctly when the maxWorkItemCount value was set to a value greater than 1024.
Fixed an issue that caused the OTA update agent to ignore the MQTT KeepAlive period specified in the keepAlive property in config.json.
General performance improvements and bug fixes.

Important

1.11.1

Bug fixes and improvements:

Fixed an issue that caused increased memory use for stream manager.
Fixed an issue that caused stream manager to reset the sequence number of the stream to 0 if the Greengrass core device was turned off for longer than the specified time-to-live (TTL) period of the stream data.
Fixed an issue that prevented stream manager from correctly stopping retry attempts to export data to the Amazon Web Services Cloud.

1.11.0

New features:

A telemetry agent on the Greengrass core collects local telemetry data and publishes it to Amazon Web Services Cloud. To retrieve the telemetry data for further processing, customers can create an Amazon EventBridge rule and subscribe to a target. For more information, see Gathering system health telemetry data from Amazon IoT Greengrass core devices.
A local HTTP API returns a snapshot of the current state of local worker processes started by Amazon IoT Greengrass. For more information, see Calling the local health check API.
A stream manager automatically exports data to Amazon S3 and Amazon IoT SiteWise.

New stream manager parameters let you update existing streams and pause or resume data export.
Support for running Python 3.8.x Lambda functions on the core.
A new ggDaemonPort property in config.json that use to configure the Greengrass core IPC port number. The default port number is 8000.

A new systemComponentAuthTimeout property in config.json that you use to configure the timeout for Greengrass core IPC authentication. The default timeout is 5000 milliseconds.
Increased the maximum number of Amazon IoT devices per Amazon IoT Greengrass group from 200 to 2500.

Increased the maximum number of subscriptions per group from 1000 to 10000.

For more information, see Amazon IoT Greengrass endpoints and quotas.

Bug fixes and improvements:

General optimization that can reduce the memory utilization of the Greengrass service processes.
A new runtime configuration parameter (mountAllBlockDevices) lets Greengrass use bind mounts to mount all block devices into a container after setting up the OverlayFS. This feature resolved an issue that caused Greengrass deployment failure if /usr isn't under the / hierarchy.
Fixed an issue that caused Amazon IoT Greengrass core failure if /tmp is a symlink.
Fixed an issue to let the Greengrass deployment agent remove unused machine learning model artifacts from the mlmodel_public folder.
General performance improvements and bug fixes.

To install the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software on your core device, download the package for your architecture and operating system (OS), and then follow the steps in the Getting Started Guide.

Tip

Amazon IoT Greengrass also provides other options for installing the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software. For example, you can use Greengrass device setup to configure your environment and install the latest version of the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software. Or, on supported Debian platforms, you can use the APT package manager to install or upgrade the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software. For more information, see Install the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software.

Architecture	Operating system	Link
Armv8 (AArch64)	Linux	Download
Armv8 (AArch64)	Linux (OpenWrt)	Download
Armv7l	Linux	Download
Armv7l	Linux (OpenWrt)	Download
Armv6l	Linux	Download
x86_64	Linux	Download

Extended life versions

1.10.5

New features in v1.10:

A stream manager that processes data streams locally and exports them to the Amazon Web Services Cloud automatically. This feature requires Java 8 on the Greengrass core device. For more information, see Manage data streams on the Amazon IoT Greengrass core.
A new Greengrass Docker application deployment connector that runs a Docker application on a core device. For more information, see Docker application deployment connector.
A new IoT SiteWise connector that sends industrial device data from OPC-UA servers to asset properties in Amazon IoT SiteWise. For more information, see IoT SiteWise connector.
Lambda functions that run without containerization can access machine learning resources in the Greengrass group. For more information, see Access machine learning resources from Lambda functions.
Support for MQTT persistent sessions with Amazon IoT. For more information, see MQTT persistent sessions with Amazon IoT Core.
Local MQTT traffic can travel over a port other than the default port 8883. For more information, see Configure the MQTT port for local messaging.
New queueFullPolicy options in the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK for reliable message publishing from Lambda functions.
Support for running Node.js 12.x Lambda functions on the core.

Bug fixes and improvements:

Over-the-air (OTA) updates with hardware security integration can be configured with OpenSSL 1.1.
Stream manager is more resilient to file data corruption.
Fixed an issue that causes a sysfs mount failure on devices using Linux kernel 5.1 and later.
A new mqttOperationTimeout property in config.json that you use to set the timeout for publish, subscribe, and unsubscribe operations in MQTT connections with Amazon IoT Core.
Fixed an issue that caused increased memory use for stream manager.
A new systemComponentAuthTimeout property in config.json that you use to configure the timeout for Greengrass core IPC authentication. The default timeout is 5000 milliseconds.
Fixed an issue that caused the OTA update agent to ignore the MQTT KeepAlive period specified in the keepAlive property in config.json.
Fixed an issue that caused MQTT messages to not be sent correctly when the maxWorkItemCount value was set to a value greater than 1024.
Fixed an issue that caused delayed delivery of MQTT messages to long-lived Lambda functions.
Fixed an issue that caused Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software running in a snap on an Ubuntu device to stop responding after a sudden power loss to the device.
General performance improvements and bug fixes.

To install the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software on your core device, download the package for your architecture and operating system (OS), and then follow the steps in the Getting Started Guide.

Architecture	Operating system	Link
Armv8 (AArch64)	Linux	Download
Armv8 (AArch64)	Linux (OpenWrt)	Download
Armv7l	Linux	Download
Armv7l	Linux (OpenWrt)	Download
Armv6l	Linux	Download
x86_64	Linux	Download

1.9.4

New features in v1.9:

Support for Python 3.7 and Node.js 8.10 Lambda runtimes. Lambda functions that use Python 3.7 and Node.js 8.10 runtimes can now run on an Amazon IoT Greengrass core. (Amazon IoT Greengrass continues to support the Python 2.7 and Node.js 6.10 runtimes.)
Optimized MQTT connections. The Greengrass core establishes fewer connections with the Amazon IoT Core. This change can reduce operational costs for charges that are based on the number of connections.
Elliptic Curve (EC) key for the local MQTT server. The local MQTT server supports EC keys in addition to RSA keys. (The MQTT server certificate has an SHA-256 RSA signature, regardless of the key type.) For more information, see Amazon IoT Greengrass core security principals.
Support for OpenWrt. Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software v1.9.2 or later can be installed on OpenWrt distributions with Armv8 (AArch64) and Armv7l architectures. Currently, OpenWrt does not support ML inference.
Support for Armv6l. Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software v1.9.3 or later can be installed on Raspbian distributions on Armv6l architectures (for example, on Raspberry Pi Zero devices).
OTA updates on port 443 with ALPN. Greengrass cores that use port 443 for MQTT traffic now support over-the-air (OTA) software updates. Amazon IoT Greengrass uses the Application Layer Protocol Network (ALPN) TLS extension to enable these connections. For more information, see OTA updates of Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software and Connect on port 443 or through a network proxy.

To install the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software on your core device, download the package for your architecture and operating system (OS), and then follow the steps in the Getting Started Guide.

Architecture	Operating system	Link
Armv8 (AArch64)	Linux	Download
Armv8 (AArch64)	Linux (OpenWrt)	Download
Armv7l	Linux	Download
Armv7l	Linux (OpenWrt)	Download
Armv6l	Linux	Download
x86_64	Linux	Download

1.8.4

New features:
- Configurable default access identity for Lambda functions in the group. This group-level setting determines the default permissions that are used to run Lambda functions. You can set the user ID, group ID, or both. Individual Lambda functions can override the default access identity of their group. For more information, see Setting the default access identity for Lambda functions in a group.
- HTTPS traffic over port 443. HTTPS communication can be configured to travel over port 443 instead of the default port 8443. This complements Amazon IoT Greengrass support for the Application Layer Protocol Network (ALPN) TLS extension and allows all Greengrass messaging traffic—both MQTT and HTTPS—to use port 443. For more information, see Connect on port 443 or through a network proxy.
- Predictably named client IDs for Amazon IoT connections. This change enables support for Amazon IoT Device Defender and Amazon IoT lifecycle events, so you can receive notifications for connect, disconnect, subscribe, and unsubscribe events. Predictable naming also makes it easier to create logic around connection IDs (for example, to create subscribe policy templates based on certificate attributes). For more information, see Client IDs for MQTT connections with Amazon IoT.
Bug fixes and improvements:
- Fixed an issue with shadow synchronization and device certificate manager reconnection.
- General performance improvements and bug fixes.

To install the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software on your core device, download the package for your architecture and operating system (OS), and then follow the steps in the Getting Started Guide.

Architecture	Operating system	Link
Armv8 (AArch64)	Linux	Download
Armv7l	Linux	Download
x86_64	Linux	Download

By downloading this software, you agree to the Greengrass Core Software License Agreement.

For information about other options for installing the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software on your device, see Install the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software.

Amazon IoT Greengrass snap software

Amazon IoT Greengrass snap 1.11.x enables you to run a limited version of Amazon IoT Greengrass through convenient software packages, along with all necessary dependencies, in a containerized environment.

Note

The Amazon IoT Greengrass snap is available for Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software v1.11.x. Amazon IoT Greengrass doesn’t provide a snap for v1.10.x. Unsupported versions don't receive bug fixes or updates.

The Amazon IoT Greengrass snap doesn't support connectors and machine learning (ML) inference.

For more information, see Run Amazon IoT Greengrass in a snap.

Amazon IoT Greengrass Docker software

Amazon provides a Dockerfile and Docker images that make it easier for you to run Amazon IoT Greengrass in a Docker container.

Dockerfile

Dockerfiles contain source code for building custom Amazon IoT Greengrass container images. Images can be modified to run on different platform architectures or to reduce the image size. For instructions, see the README file.

Download your target Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software version.

Docker image

Docker images have the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software and dependencies installed on Amazon Linux 2 (x86_64) and Alpine Linux (x86_64, Armv7l, or AArch64) base images. You can use prebuilt images to start experimenting with Amazon IoT Greengrass.

Important

On June 30, 2022, Amazon IoT Greengrass ended maintenance for Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software v1.x Docker images that are published to Amazon Elastic Container Registry (Amazon ECR) and Docker Hub. You can continue to download these Docker images from Amazon ECR and Docker Hub until June 30, 2023, which is 1 year after maintenance ended. However, the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software v1.x Docker images no longer receive security patches or bug fixes after maintenance ended on June 30, 2022. If you run a production workload that depends on these Docker images, we recommend that you build your own Docker images using the Dockerfiles that Amazon IoT Greengrass provides. For more information, see Amazon IoT Greengrass Version 1 maintenance policy.

Download a prebuilt image from Docker Hub or Amazon Elastic Container Registry (Amazon ECR).

For Docker Hub, use the version tag to download a specific version of the Greengrass Docker image. To find tags for all available images, check the Tags page on Docker Hub.
For Amazon ECR, use the latest tag to download the latest available version of the Greengrass Docker image. For more information about listing available image versions and downloading images from Amazon ECR, see Running Amazon IoT Greengrass in a Docker container.

Warning

Starting with v1.11.6 of the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software, the Greengrass Docker images no longer include Python 2.7, because Python 2.7 reached end-of-life in 2020 and no longer receives security updates. If you choose to update to these Docker images, we recommend that you validate that your applications work with the new Docker images before you deploy the updates to production devices. If you require Python 2.7 for your application that uses a Greengrass Docker image, you can modify the Greengrass Dockerfile to include Python 2.7 for your application.

Amazon IoT Greengrass doesn’t provide Docker images for Amazon IoT Greengrass Core software v1.11.1.

Note

By default, alpine-aarch64 and alpine-armv7l images can run only on Arm-based hosts. To run these images on an x86 host, you can install QEMU and mount the QEMU libraries on the host. For example:


docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static --reset -p yes

Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK

Lambda functions use the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK to interact with the Amazon IoT Greengrass core locally. This allows deployed Lambda functions to:

Exchange MQTT messages with Amazon IoT Core.
Exchange MQTT messages with connectors, client devices, and other Lambda functions in the Greengrass group.
Interact with the local shadow service.
Invoke other local Lambda functions.
Access secret resources.
Interact with stream manager.

Download the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK for your language or platform from GitHub.

For more information, see Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK.

Supported machine learning runtimes and libraries

To perform inference on a Greengrass core, you must install the machine learning runtime or library for your ML model type.

Amazon IoT Greengrass supports the following ML model types. Use these links to find information about how to install the runtime or library for your model type and device platform.

Machine learning samples

Amazon IoT Greengrass provides samples that you can use with supported ML runtimes and libraries. These samples are released under the Greengrass Core Software License Agreement.

Amazon IoT Greengrass ML SDK software

The Amazon IoT Greengrass Machine Learning SDK enables the Lambda functions you author to consume a local machine learning model and send data to the ML Feedback connector for uploading and publishing.

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