根据计划启动和停止EC2实例

Question

How can I start or stop EC2 instances based on a schedule (night, weekend)? are AWS EC2 API only solution for this?

Answer 1

AWS does not have any built-in method to schedule instances to start or stop. You have a few options:

1. Run your own EC2 instance that used cron or Task Manager to run your own scripts using the AWS SDK/CLI to start and stop the instances.
2. Use scheduled Auto Scaling to terminate and re-launch EC2 instances for you.
3. Use AWS Lambda to execute a Lambda function that starts and stops your instances, using the Lambda scheduler to schedule the execution of your Lambda function.
4. Use a third-party service that will start and stop your EC2 instances for you.

Answer 2

You can try my software, CloudRoboAWSScheduler. Download it from http://cloudrobo.net/download/

Please go through the setup details mentioned in http://cloudrobo.net/setup/

It is absolutely free. Features: - Easy to use GUI - START / STOP EC2 Instances - Reduce costs by starting and stopping your EC2 instances automatically - Create dynamic schedules using ClouRobo AWS scheduler - Manage multiple accounts in different AWS regions - Easy to use user interface - Installs on Windows Server 2008/2012 or Windows 7/8/10

Note: This is a beta release.

-Viswanath