ResizeAwsInstance

This is a quick Ruby scipt to simplify the process of resizing and EBS based AWS instance. It use the aws-sdk (link) to automate the following steps:

$ aws ec2 stop-instances --instance-id i-xxxxxxxx
$ aws ec2 modify-instance-attribute --instance-id i-xxxxxxxx --instance-type xx.size
$ aws ec2 start-instances --instance-id i-xxxxxxxx

Installation

This is packaged as a gem to simplify the process of installation. It does not come with a shared library. To install, simply run the following command:

$ gem install resize_aws_instance

Usage

Simple script to resize EBS based AWS instance.

 Usage:
   resize_aws_instance [options]

 Note:
   The following AWS config options may be provided via environment variables:
     key-id     => AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
     secret-key => AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
     region     => AWS_DEFAULT_REGION

 Options:
  --instance-id, -i <s>:   AWS instance ID
       --key-id, -k <s>:   AWS access key ID
   --secret-key, -s <s>:   AWS secret access key
       --region, -r <s>:   AWS region
         --type, -t <s>:   Target instance type
     --snapshot, -n <s>:   Snapshot EBS volumes [none, root or comma separated
                           list IDs (a,b,c)] (default: none)
          --version, -v:   Print version and exit
             --help, -h:   Show this message

Contributing

1. Fork it ( https://github.com/[my-github-username]/resize-aws-instance/fork )
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create a new Pull Request