Basic Service Screener Operations

3.1. Your First Scan - Single Region, All Services

Start with a basic scan of your current region:

# Replace 'us-east-1' with your current region
screener --regions us-east-1

What happens during this scan:

• Service Screener analyzes all supported AWS services in the specified region
• It runs read-only API calls to gather configuration information
• Checks are performed against AWS best practices
• Results are compiled into a comprehensive report

3.2. Monitor Scan Progress

The scan will show progress indicators. Typical output includes:

• Service discovery phase
• Individual service analysis
• Report generation
• Output file creation

3.3. Understanding Scan Duration

Scan time depends on:

• Number of resources in your account
• Number of regions scanned
• Number of services analyzed
• Network latency

Typical scan times:

• Small environment (few resources): 2-5 minutes
• Medium environment: 5-15 minutes
• Large environment: 15-30+ minutes