DAY 6 - STOPINATOR- Start and Stop EC2 at predefined times 🔴🟢

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Stopping and starting EC2 instances automatically

Using Instance scheduler you can start and stop instance automatically using Cloud formation

Prerequisites

• Install Scheduler CLI
• Python 2 installed on instance

Installing Scheduler CLI

curl "https://s3.amazonaws.com/solutions-reference/aws-instance-scheduler/latest/scheduler-cli.zip" -o "scheduler-cli.zip"

Unzip

unzip scheduler-cli.zip

Install

sudo python setup.py install

Check

scheduler-cli --version

Creating AWS CloudFormation Stack

Launch Solution , or download template

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Click on to Launch Solution
Enter Stack Name
Choose your frequency (in Mins)
Enable CloudWatch Logs
Start & Stop tag
keep everything default and acknowledge then click create stack

Creating Start and Stop Period

Go to instance and paste this script

scheduler-cli create-period --stack Ec2instanceScheduler --region ap-southeast-2 --name mon-fri-9-5 --begintime 9:00 --endtime 16:59 --weekdays mon-fri

Here i am setting up to start time 9 am and stop time 4.59 Pm from Monday to Friday.

Now go to AWS Console and open the DynamoDB.

Click on to Tables and choose the config table .
Then Choose the Items , and check for QuickPeriod appears under Name.

Creating Schedule for the period

Each schedule must contain at least one schedule period, it defines the time instance should run.

SSH into ec2

scheduler-cli create-schedule --stack Ec2Stopinator --name QuickSchedule --region ap-southeast-2 --periods QuickPeriod --timezone UTC+1300

goto the DynamoDB.

Click on to Tables and choose the config table .
Then Choose the Items , and check for QuickSchedule appears under Name.

Tagging the Schedule

Now go to ec2 and select Manage tags
Key = Schedule
Value = QuickSchedule

🎉 Congratulations 🎉 you have successfully configured STOPINATOR

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