A simple hostname-centric scripting interface to Amazon EC2.
Mostly wrapping the Amazon EC2 API command line tools, these scripts support a simple workflow for managing EC2 instances by hostname. They're intended primarily for automation of EC2 from build systems, but can be used by fleshy beings as well.
The basic idea is that you want to bring up one or more EC2 instances, tag each one with a fully qualified hostname and then configure Route53 DNS to point that name to the associated host.
Accordingly, most of the scripts work on the assumption that each of your EC2 instances has a tag called "Name", with the value being the fully qualified hostname.
- The Amazon EC2 API Tools: http://aws.amazon.com/developertools/351
- Java 1.6 or later (required by the EC2 API tools)
- Ruby 1.9.3 or later with HTTParty
Amazon identifiers and credentials are expected to be set in the environment. Here's an example:
# Path to your EC2 API Tools installation
export EC2_HOME=~/ec2-api-tools-1.6.4
export PATH=$PATH:$EC2_HOME/bin
# Your AWS access Key
export AWS_ACCESS_KEY=AAFAYUHUIQWHHFHE
# Your AWS secret key
export AWS_SECRET_KEY=rdS34$dy56uf^7iHhuif56D65uDU^5yuiIjo;Mnu67
# The URL of the EC2 API endpoint in your region
export EC2_URL=https://ec2.us-west-1.amazonaws.com
# The zone id of the Route 53 zone you wish to contain your DNS records
export ROUTE53_ZONE_ID=Z23IUQGHOUIOWGH
# The name of the Route 53 zone you wish to contain your DNS records, e.g. example.com
export ROUTE53_ZONE_NAME=example.com
#Commands
The scripts follow a command + subcommand format, e.g. ec2 launch [ args ]. A list of available ec2 subcommands follows.
##ec2 launch
Usage: ec2 launch -k KEY_PAIR [ -t TYPE ] [ -g GROUP,... ]] AMI HOSTNAME"
Launches a new instance from the specified AMI, and with the given fully qualified hostname.
The hostname will be used to call ec2 name, which will configure the instance "Name" tag and Route 53 DNS.
Arguments:
-k Name of the EC2 key pair to be installed. Required.
-t Instance type to be created. Optional, defaults to "t1.micro".
-g One or more security groups to be added to the new instance, comma delimited. Optional, defaults to "default".
##ec2 name
Usage: ec2 name INSTANCE_ID [ HOSTNAME ]
Maintains synchronisation between the instance's "Name" tag and Route 53 DNS
If the hostname is supplied, it will be set as value of the "Name" tag, and a new CNAME recordset will be created in Route 53 pointing to the external AWS hostname for this instance.
If the hostname is not supplied, the existing "Name" tag will be read and Route 53 DNS updated accordingly.
##ec2 list
Usage: ec2 list [ -s STATE ] [ PATTERN ]
Lists all instance with hostnames matching the specified regular expression, and in the specified state.
The state codes are those used by the Amazon EC2 API tools, i.e.:
0 pending
16 running
32 shutting-down
48 terminated
64 stopping
80 stopped
##ec2 start
Usage ec2 start PATTERN
Starts any stopped instances with hostnames matching the specified regular expression.
##ec2 stop
Usage ec2 stop PATTERN
Stops any started instances with hostnames matching the specified regular expression.
##ec2 terminate
Usage ec2 terminate PATTERN
Terminates any instances with hostnames matching the specified regular expression.
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