/launchec2

launch an ec2 instance with boto, print it's launch time

Primary LanguagePython

launchec2

Simple boto script to:

  • Utilize the AWS API
  • Accept the arguments: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_REGION, INSTANCE_TYPE
  • Wait for an instance to come online, and then return the instance launch time to STDOUT
  • add a handy Makefile for a tester to plug their AWS creds into, run the util with all 4 stated inputs on the command line