# Connector Management

## What is a Connector

The Apono Connector is an on-prem connection that can be used to connect resources to Apono and separate the Apono web app from the environment for [security purposes](https://docs.apono.io/docs/about-apono/security-and-architecture).

You can view the recommended [AWS Installation Architecture](https://docs.apono.io/docs/about-apono/security-and-architecture#apono-and-aws),[ Azure Installation Architecture](https://docs.apono.io/docs/about-apono/security-and-architecture#apono-and-azure), or[ GCP Installation Architecture](https://docs.apono.io/docs/about-apono/security-and-architecture#apono-and-gcp).

## Automatic Installation

Using AWS CloudFormation or GCP Deployment Manager, the Connector is seamlessly installed in the environment.

* [Integrate with AWS](https://docs.apono.io/docs/aws-environment/aws-integrations)
* [Integrate with Azure](https://docs.apono.io/docs/azure-environment/azure-integrations)
* [Integrate with GCP](https://docs.apono.io/docs/gcp-environment/gcp-integrations)

## Advanced Installation

* You can also choose to install the Connector on an [EKS](https://docs.apono.io/docs/aws-environment/aws-integrations/integrate-with-eks) or a [Kubernetes](https://docs.apono.io/docs/kubernetes-environment/kubernetes-integrations) cluster yourself.

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#### Required Permissions

These are the required permissions for the Connector to function in AWS

#### S3

```json
{
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Action": [
                "s3:GetBucketTagging",
                "s3:ListAllMyBuckets",
                "s3:ListBucket",
                "s3:GetBucketLocation"
            ],
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::*"
        }
    ],
    "Version": "2012-10-17"
}

{
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Action": [
                "iam:ListPolicies",
                "iam:CreateInstanceProfile"
            ],
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Resource": "*"
        },
        {
            "Action": [
                "iam:CreateInstanceProfile",
                "iam:GetRole",
                "iam:ListRoleTags",
                "iam:TagRole",
                "iam:CreateRole",
                "iam:DeleteRole",
                "iam:AttachRolePolicy",
                "iam:PutRolePolicy",
                "iam:AddRoleToInstanceProfile",
                "iam:ListInstanceProfilesForRole",
                "iam:DetachRolePolicy",
                "iam:ListAttachedRolePolicies",
                "iam:DeleteRolePolicy",
                "iam:ListRolePolicies",
                "iam:GetRolePolicy",
                "iam:UpdateAssumeRolePolicy"
            ],
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Resource": [
                "arn:aws:s3:::*",
                "arn:aws:iam::*:role/*",
                "arn:aws:iam::*:instance-profile/*"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "Version": "2012-10-17"
}

{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": "tag:GetResources",
            "Resource": "*"
        }
    ]
}
```

#### SSM

```json
{
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Action": [
                "ssm:GetParameters*"
            ],
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Resource": "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:parameter/*"
        },
        {
            "Action": [
                "ssm:DescribeParameters"
            ],
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Resource": "*"
        }
    ],
    "Version": "2012-10-17"
}

{
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Action": [
                "iam:ListPolicies",
                "iam:CreateInstanceProfile"
            ],
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Resource": "*"
        },
        {
            "Action": [
                "iam:CreateInstanceProfile",
                "iam:GetRole",
                "iam:ListRoleTags",
                "iam:TagRole",
                "iam:CreateRole",
                "iam:DeleteRole",
                "iam:AttachRolePolicy",
                "iam:PutRolePolicy",
                "iam:AddRoleToInstanceProfile",
                "iam:ListInstanceProfilesForRole",
                "iam:DetachRolePolicy",
                "iam:ListAttachedRolePolicies",
                "iam:DeleteRolePolicy",
                "iam:ListRolePolicies",
                "iam:GetRolePolicy",
                "iam:UpdateAssumeRolePolicy"
            ],
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Resource": [
                "arn:aws:s3:::*",
                "arn:aws:iam::*:role/*",
                "arn:aws:iam::*:instance-profile/*"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "Version": "2012-10-17"
}

{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": "tag:GetResources",
            "Resource": "*"
        }
    ]
}
```

#### IAM Policy

```json
{
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Action": [
                "iam:ListPolicies",
                "iam:CreateInstanceProfile"
            ],
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Resource": "*"
        },
        {
            "Action": [
                "iam:CreateInstanceProfile",
                "iam:GetRole",
                "iam:ListRoleTags",
                "iam:TagRole",
                "iam:CreateRole",
                "iam:DeleteRole",
                "iam:AttachRolePolicy",
                "iam:PutRolePolicy",
                "iam:AddRoleToInstanceProfile",
                "iam:ListInstanceProfilesForRole",
                "iam:DetachRolePolicy",
                "iam:ListAttachedRolePolicies",
                "iam:DeleteRolePolicy",
                "iam:ListRolePolicies",
                "iam:GetRolePolicy",
                "iam:UpdateAssumeRolePolicy"
            ],
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Resource": [
                "arn:aws:s3:::*",
                "arn:aws:iam::*:role/*",
                "arn:aws:iam::*:instance-profile/*"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "Version": "2012-10-17"
}

{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": "tag:GetResources",
            "Resource": "*"
        }
    ]
}
```


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