Add support for AWS Spot Instances/other options besides On-Demand instances.
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 315
- Forks
- 23
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
The tool is set to launch servers in the On-Demand way, meaning this is the most expensive way to go about it. This should be changed such that users can introduce the use of Spot instances to save on costs, or even take advantage of Reserved Instances if they have RI capacity already set aside. I'm unfamiliar how the latter works when used with CFN stacks, so this will require additional research.
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Research direction
Start by locating the AWS server-launch configuration and how the tool generates CloudFormation stacks. Research how Spot and Reserved Instance capacity can be represented in that flow, then define supported options and verify that users can select them without breaking existing On-Demand launches.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- aws, python
- Domain
- cloud, infrastructure
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100