AWS Instance Scheduler | Step by Step tutorial to Start and Stop EC2 and RDS Instances

Learn how to use the AWS instance scheduler to start and stop your EC2 instances.
Check out • AWS Lambda function tu... to understand how to shutdown/start RDS instances using AWS Lambda and CloudWatch Event.
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[@BretskiPeterson]

Really well done and easy to understand. Helped me set up instance scheduler and hopefully save the company a bucketload of money. Thank you!

[@totalcloudinc6408]

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[@Naveen-ph8iy]

Good presentation!! Time to ask for a raise, now that i saved a ton of money for my company..

[@totalcloudinc6408]

Hope you got that raise. Thank you for watching.

[@CrazyTalkerz]

One of the best video

[@ilyasksmd]

Simple and straight video which worked for me to implement this in our environment. Thank you

[@totalcloudinc6408]

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[@hemantsharma5681]

can be also define the cron for Mysql RDS???

[@lakshay510]

Thanks for the video, Earlier I thought it was not working but the key just won't appear on restarting the instance, you have to wait for the scheduler to reach its time for updation.

[@prudhvirv]

Thank You. simple and precise.

[@jvmusicph]

Am I right the process on scheduling of stop/start of RDS is different from this? can you confirm? thank you!

[@leonardtambu562]

Good presentation. But how do you access instance scheduler on the AWS console?

[@ismailbasha5691]

Hi, How we can enable maintenance window for instance scheduler. In my Ssm maintenance window configured some tasks to execute in a schedule time. But before scheduling the task I want all the target instances should be start before one hour. So, how can we achieve this. Please guide me.

[@akshaysolanki8409]

if i am working on any instance which is connected with instance scheduler and if the instance is stop by instance scheduler then how i prevent this situation and i want an manual mail to continue run the instance or stop the instance

[@Adil-jc8vk]

Hi, I tried this but it does not work for me. I followed step by step with only changes being office hours as 11 to 1 am and time zone as US/Central. Any ideas on how to get it working? Would really appreciate any help/suggestions

[@FabioWilliamOliveira]

Muito bom e simple

[@alejandroaraujo6454]

What about if I want to stop ONLY? Every night.

[@NeilPatrickAlvarez02]

Hi there, I appreciate this video thanks for uploading :) However, I'm encountering some issues. I set up an EC2 instance with an elastic beanstalk (it's where i deploy) and the scheduler works except that it terminates right after stopping the EC2 instance. Then immediately starts a new instance that connects back to the elastic beanstalk. I'm not sure what to do. I've been researching for solutions but it's still the same. :(

[@v33nod3]

Is their shutdown behavior set to "Terminate"?

[@NeilPatrickAlvarez02]

@@v33nod3 oh yeah, it was. I found out about that after a couple of hours when I commented on this.

[@luizfdenzer]

For you and the ones that are facing the same issue, you can access the beanstalk -> Configurations -> Capability and set a minimum and a maximum number of EC2 instances working at a schedule through a cron expression. Very simple! Beanstalks will always intialize new EC2 instances once they notice one of the configured ones is off. To work around this, the solution I mentioned works like a charm.

[@corbinforrester4883]

How would i know to tag the instance with "Schedule"

[@mrbeats7434]

@totalcloud inc, exactly what ^ he said. Do we also need this which you did not mention?

[@frannelk]

Very good :-)

[@gedamstocks7259]

05:22 try Scheduler if Schedule doesnt work as key.

[@HR-uf5wx]

This was invaluable advice. I have it up and running at last. Thank you

[@spritualsoul5709]

not worked for me, what else i can try

[@shamiks4976]

No explanation of the parameters!!! Only reading what is the console :-(