# Set up the AWS IoT Greengrass V2 core device on the device
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Follow these procedures to install the AWS IoT Greengrass core nucleus software on the Amazon EC2 instance.

**Set up the AWS IoT Greengrass core device**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console, [https://console.aws.amazon.com/iot/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/iot/).

   Verify that the appropriate Region is selected.

1. In the left navigation, select **Greengrass devices**, **Core devices**.

1. Choose **Set up one core device**.

1. Complete the steps on the screen.
   + **Step 1: Register a Greengrass core device**. Type a name for the device.
   + **Step 2: Add to a thing group to apply a continuous deployment**. Select **No group**.
   + **Step 3: Install the Greengrass Core software**. Select **Linux**.
     + **Step 3.1: Install Java on the device**

       Java is installed as part of [Create an Ubuntu Amazon EC2 instance](gs-ubuntu.md). Return to that step if you don't have Java installed yet.
     + **Step 3.2: Copy AWS credentials onto the device**

       Open the `bash/zsh` option and paste the export commands in the Amazon EC2 instance.
     + **Step 3.3: Run the installer**

       1. Copy and run the **Download the installer** and **Run the installer** commands in the Ubuntu Amazon EC2 instance.
**Note**  
The **Run the installer** command will automatically update based on the name you chose in a previous step.

       1. Make note of the token exchange service (TES) role that is created. You need it later.
**Note**  
By default, the role created is called **GreengrassV2TokenExchangeRole**.