DevOps / Scripts
bash
Intermediate
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AWS EC2 Instance Scheduler
Stop and start EC2 instances by tag to save costs outside business hours.
bash
#!/bin/bash
ACTION=${1:-stop}
TAG_KEY=AutoSchedule
TAG_VALUE=true
IDS=$(aws ec2 describe-instances \
--filters "Name=tag:$TAG_KEY,Values=$TAG_VALUE" "Name=instance-state-name,Values=running,stopped" \
--query "Reservations[].Instances[].InstanceId" --output text)
if [ -z "$IDS" ]; then echo "No instances found."; exit 0; fi
aws ec2 ${ACTION}-instances --instance-ids $IDS
echo "$ACTION: $IDS"Prerequisites
- aws-cli v2
- EC2 permissions
Pro Tips
- → Schedule with EventBridge Rules: stop at 20:00, start at 08:00 weekdays.
Commercial Licensing
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Module Info
- Language
- bash
- Level
- Intermediate
- Read time
- 3 min
- Published
- Sep 2026
- License
- Commercial License
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