aws-labs

Description

This tool is for use with AWS Training Labs. If you want to run through labs multiple times, or just hate all of the manual steps involved in initial setup, then try this out. Only a select few commands work with Windows at present.

For full sync features:

Atom as text editor/sync tool
Plugin: remote-sync

Open up the labs that you are registered for via https://aws.qwiklab.com

Select your lab

When you click Start Lab you should see the following options under the Connect tab:

AWS Console Details

AWS Account: <AWS ACCOUNT>

Username: <USERNAME>

Password: <PASSWORD> Open Console

Access Key Details

Show Access Keys

Key Pair Details

EC2 Key Pair Private Key: Download PEM/PPK

You will need:

Access Key ID
- Click Show Access Keys
Secret Access Key
- Click Show Access Keys
Downloaded private key .pem/.ppk (only support .pem for now)
- Click Download PEM/PPK
The lab number that you are working on
Which operating system you want to use in AWS
- LINUX (default)
  - Faster to spin up
  - Easier log into the box, or transfer files in a bidirectional manner
- WINDOWS
  - Can run full featured IDE in the cloud

How to use

Initial Ruby setup

Pull down this repo

$ cd $HOME && git clone https://github.com/psprings/aws-labs.git && cd aws-labs

Make sure that you have the bundler gem installed

$ gem install bundler

Install all dependencies

$ bundle install

AWS lab setup

TL;DR version:

$ thor help setup:easy
Usage:
  thor setup:easy

Options:
  -i, [--aws-access-key-id=AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID]          # AWS Access Key ID
  -k, [--aws-secret-access-key=AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY]  # AWS Secret Access Key
  -r, [--region=REGION]                                # AWS Region
  -o, [--os=OS]                                        # Operating system to use
  -l, [--lab-number=N]                                 # Lab number

Full setup of all services

$ thor setup:easy --aws-access-key-id=<AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID> --aws-secret-access-key=<AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY> --os=<LINUX or WINDOWS> --lab-number=<LABNUMBER>

SSH to an instance from your lab

$ thor interact:ssh --os=<LINUX or WINDOWS or Instance Name> --lab-number=<LABNUMBER>

Full usage

To see what commands are available, run thor list

$ thor list
interact
--------
thor interact:atom                               # Open project in Atom
thor interact:download_cloudformation_templates  # Downloads all CloudFormation Templates from your VPC
thor interact:get_ec2_instances                  # Not ready yet
thor interact:get_windows_password               # Not ready yet
thor interact:ssh                                # SSH Command for given OS

setup
-----
thor setup:configure_lab_key  # Configure key for the new lab
thor setup:easy               # Full setup of all services
thor setup:get_instances      # Get instances matching parameter
thor setup:new_lab            # Configure your ~/.aws/credentials file with new lab creds
thor setup:remote_sync        # Configure remote-sync for Atom

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