irahulgulati / AWS_EC2-Start-Stop-Script

Simplified Python Script to start or stop AWS EC2 instance.

Setup:

Note: Its cli tool, so it will work on cmd or terminal

1. Python - v3.7.4
2. library- Boto3

Before you can begin using this script, you should set up authentication credentials.

• Credentials for your AWS account can be found in the IAM Console.
• You can create or use an existing user.
• Go to manage access keys and generate a new set of keys.

If you have the AWS CLI installed, then you can use it to configure your credentials file:

• aws configure

Alternatively, you can create the credential file yourself. By default, its location is at ~/.aws/credentials:

[default]

• aws_access_key_id = YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
• aws_secret_access_key = YOUR_SECRET_KEY

You may also want to set a default region. This can be done in the configuration file. By default, its location is at ~/.aws/config:

[default]

• region=us-east-1

Simplified Python script to start or stop AWS EC2 instance.

Created by irahulgulati.