Tag: EC2
Lambda Function To Stop Long Running EC2 Instances
Background
While working in my personal AWS account, sometimes I forget to shut EC2 instances down. Most of these instances do not cost much to...
Update Image Using Packer
Background
Recently I published a post to show how to remove old EC2 instances using a Lambda function. This in itself does not do much...
Lambda Function To Remove Old EC2 Instances
Background
The firm where I am working right now has a strong emphasis on security for infrastructure in the public cloud. One of the security...
Setting DynamoDB TTL with Lambda Python
Background
I use a lot of EC2 Spot instances and for audit/debugging purposes I like to keep track of EC2 instance state changes. I had...
AWS Launch Templates
Launch Templates is a new capability from AWS that allows one to launch servers for an Auto Scale group, Spot Fleet and the regular...
AWS Step Function to start a server and set DNS
In my previous post here I shared information on how to start an EC2 server and then set its DNS. This needed a host to...