ec2ctl

Python3 script for start, stop and snapshot a list or a single EC2 Instance.
It Creates snapshots from all Volumes of a Instance.
Snapshots Description is InstanceName /DeviceName.

Config:

Rename the example-ec2ctl.yml to ec2ctl.yml
Insert your aws Credential in the Config File under awsconfig.

options in Config File:

logfile: ec2ctl.log             # logfilename (default: ec2ctl.log)
awsconfig:
  aws_key_id: youre_awskey
  aws_secret: youre_awssecret
  aws_region: aws_region
instanes:                       # List of Instances to Start and Stop
  first_inst: i-123456
  second_instance: i-56789
snapshots:                      # List of Instance for snapshots
  database_inst: i-123456
  webserver_instance: i-56789

Example usage:

ec2ctl.py --start all          # starting all instances in config
ec2ctl.py --start i-123456     # start single Instance
ec2ctl.py --stop all           # stopping all instances in config
ec2ctl.py --stop i-123456      # stops a single Instance
ec2ctl.py --backup all         # snapshots all instances in config
ec2ctl.py --backup i-123456    # snapshots a Instance

install:

dependencies:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt