Reputation: 141
How can I start or stop EC2 instances based on a schedule (night, weekend)? are AWS EC2 API only solution for this?
Upvotes: 1
Views: 752
Reputation: 137
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
Upvotes: 0
Reputation: 36113
AWS does not have any built-in method to schedule instances to start or stop. You have a few options:
cron
or Task Manager to run your own scripts using the AWS SDK/CLI to start and stop the instances.Upvotes: 8