1Rex::Box::Amazon(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Rex::Box::Amazon(3)
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6 Rex::Box::Amazon - Rex/Boxes Amazon Module
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9 This is a Rex/Boxes module to use Amazon EC2.
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12 To use this module inside your Rexfile you can use the following
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15 use Rex::Commands::Box;
16 set box => "Amazon", {
17 access_key => "your-access-key",
18 private_access_key => "your-private-access-key",
19 region => "ec2.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com",
20 zone => "eu-west-1a",
21 authkey => "default",
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24 task "prepare_box", sub {
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28 $box->name("mybox");
29 $box->ami("ami-c1aaabb5");
30 $box->type("m1.large");
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32 $box->security_group("default");
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36 password => "box",
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39 $box->setup("setup_task");
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43 If you want to use a YAML file you can use the following template.
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45 type: Amazon
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47 access_key: your-access-key
48 private_access_key: your-private-access-key
49 region: ec2.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com
50 zone: eu-west-1a
51 auth_key: default
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54 ami: ami-c1aaabb5
55 type: m1.large
56 security_group: default
57 setup: setup_task
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59 And then you can use it the following way in your Rexfile.
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61 use Rex::Commands::Box init_file => "file.yml";
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63 task "prepare_vms", sub {
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68 See also the Methods of Rex::Box::Base. This module inherits all
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71 new(name => $vmname)
72 Constructor if used in OO mode.
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74 my $box = Rex::Box::VBox->new(name => "vmname");
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76 ami($ami_id)
77 Set the AMI ID for the box.
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80 Set the type of the Instance. For example "m1.large".
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83 Set the Amazon security group for this Instance.
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92 Returns a hashRef of vm information.
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96perl v5.32.1 2021-03-06 Rex::Box::Amazon(3)