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AWS Ec2 Instance

This document describes how to automatically start and stop an EC2 instance each day using AWS Lambda functions triggered by CloudWatch Events. It involves creating an IAM role to allow the Lambda functions to stop/start EC2 instances, developing Lambda functions to stop and start a specific EC2 instance, and setting up CloudWatch Event rules with cron expressions to schedule the functions to run in the evenings and mornings respectively.

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AWS Ec2 Instance

This document describes how to automatically start and stop an EC2 instance each day using AWS Lambda functions triggered by CloudWatch Events. It involves creating an IAM role to allow the Lambda functions to stop/start EC2 instances, developing Lambda functions to stop and start a specific EC2 instance, and setting up CloudWatch Event rules with cron expressions to schedule the functions to run in the evenings and mornings respectively.

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Automatically start ec2 instance from morning and stop evening

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Ec2
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Under aws resources ec2 belongs to compute.
It's a regional service.
It is not managed by AWS, it means we can manage.
Ec2 purchase plans:
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1. On demand
it's the default one.
2. Spot Request
according to the bidding action it means requesting an amount.
3. Reserved instance
before purchasing we can select how much cpu and instance type
in terms of specific years we can buy

In instance we have two types status checks


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1. System
2. instance
If its a system issue , nothing but infra issue —->to overcome that we can stop and start
If its a instance issue→ checks the app health→ then reboot—>then check the logs

Instance states
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1. Terminated
2. Pending
3. Running
4. Stopped
5. initializing

The different types of ami are


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1. Amazon linux
2. Ubuntu and debian
3. Windows
4. Red hat
5. Suse linux
6. macos
First Launch ec2 in instance:
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1.Go to the ec2 dashboard—->click on instance

2. Next click on launch instance

3. Give proper name of the instance


4.here we can select ami depending upon the requirement

5.after that we can select the family type

6.here we can select key pair, here we can create new key pair and select it
7.here Click on edit in network settings—>here we can select custom or default vpc—> here we
can select the subnet

8. Click on security groups—->Depending upon the application we can pass sg rules


9.click on launch instance ec2 will be created

Create policy

How to create policy


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Policy other name is permissions.
Policies are attached to Roles and Users.
File format for policy is JSON Language
Policies are three types

Managed police
This policies created and managed by AWS

Custom policy
This policies are managed by the users
Inline policy
we will assign the policy for the single user and we can't re use this policy again
to another user

Policy format Syntax:

Action:Resource/service
Effect:Allow/deny
Resource:
Condition:
Principal:

}
1. Click on policies—> and then click on create policy

2.here we can select service(here select service type EC2),action(StopInstances,start


Instances)resource and conditions

3.Here we can give a policy name and tags for that policy—> then click on create policy.
Next create role

How to create role


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The purpose of the role is used to connect from one service to another service

1. Click on roles—-->next click on create role

2.Select the trusted entity type

3. Select the use case for example in my case IAM using Lambda
4. Here we can add permissions/policies for that role here i am created policy already so i am
chose custom policy

5.After that we can give Role name and tags for that Role
After that create lambda function

How to create lambda function:


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Lambda is a managed service


Lambda is a serverless service
Lambda is created with or without vpc
Lambda is used to bring up the light weight machine which will only run for a minimum of
less time and goes to the excited state

1.first go to lambda service—- and then click on create function.

2. Here we can give proper name

3.here we can chose the language


4.here i am passing role the role information is passed on above

6. Under Code, Code source, copy and paste the following code. This code stops the EC2 instances
Example function code—stopping EC2 instances

import boto3
region = 'us-west-1'
instances = ['i-12345cb6de4f78g9h']
ec2 = boto3.client('ec2', region_name=region)
def lambda_handler(event, context):

ec2.stop_instances(InstanceIds=instances)
print('stopped your instances: ' + str(instances))

Repeat above steps to create another function.

enter a different Function name you used before For example, "StartEC2Instances".
copy and paste the following code.

Example function code—starting EC2 instances

import boto3
region = 'us-west-1'
instances = ['i-12345cb6de4f78g9h']
ec2 = boto3.client('ec2', region_name=region)

def lambda_handler(event, context):


ec2.start_instances(InstanceIds=instances)
print('started your instances: ' + str(instances))

note:region and instances , use the same that you used for the code to stop your EC2
instances.
Test your Lambda functions
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In the Lambda Function, choose Functions.
Choose one of the functions that you created.

Select the Code tab.


In the Code source section, select Test.
In the Configure test event dialog box, choose Create new test event.
Enter an Event name. Then, choose Create.
Choose Test to run the function.
Repeat steps for the other function that you created.

Note: after you can check the status of ec2 instances

How to set time in cloud watch


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It is a monitoring and observability service
To monitor the metrics like cpu,disc

1.first go to cloud watch service—and go to events—--and select rules

2. Click on create rule


3.here we select schedule

1. Fixed rate: enter an interval of time in minutes, hours, days.

Cron expression: enter a time that tells Lambda when to stop your instances.

Here cron expression are in UTC so to change your preferred time zone

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5.here we select the targets and then click configure details in my case i am chose lambda

6. Here give proffer name and click create role, role will be created
7. Repeat above steps to create a rule to start your EC2 instances.

In non-business hours we don't want to run applications that we make automatically to stop
and start using lambda function.By using this we can optimize the cost.

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