The provider is available for auto-installation using
devpod provider add aws
devpod provider use awsFollow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.
Needed variables will be:
- AWS_REGION or AWS_DEFAULT_REGION
The provider will inherit the login information from aws cli or you can
specify in your environment, or in the provider options, the AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
After the initial setup, just use:
devpod up .You'll need to wait for the machine and environment setup.
This provider has the following options
| NAME | REQUIRED | DESCRIPTION | DEFAULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS_AMI | false | The disk image to use. | latest ubuntu in the region with proper architecture for the instance |
| AWS_DISK_SIZE | false | The disk size to use. | 40 |
| AWS_ROOT_DEVICE | false | The ID of the root device. | The RootDeviceName property of the AMI, or /dev/sda1 if undefined |
| AWS_INSTANCE_TYPE | false | The machine type to use. | c5.xlarge |
| AWS_REGION | true | The aws cloud region to create the VM | |
| AWS_VPC_ID | false | The vpc id to use. | |
| AWS_SECURITY_GROUP_ID | false | The security group ID is a comma separated list of IDs for the VM | created if not specified |
| AWS_SUBNET_ID | false | The subnet ID for the VM | created if not specified |
| AWS_INSTANCE_TAGS | false | Additional flags for the VM in the form of "Name=XXX,Value=YYY " | |
| AWS_INSTANCE_PROFILE_ARN | false | The ARN of the instance profile to use for the VM | created if not specified |
You will need an user profile able to: - Create/Start/Stop/Destroy instances - Create/Destroy security groups - Create/Destroy subnets - Create/Destroy instance profiles
Alternatively you'll need to provide the IDs/ARNs of the already created resources. Instance Create/Start/Stop/Destroy permissions are mandatory for how the provider itself works.
Options can either be set in env or on the command line, for example:
devpod provider set-options -o AWS_AMI=my-custom-amiYou can use a variety of AWS_INSTANCE_TYPE, from this list, they include AMD, Intel and ARM64 instances, the list is automatically suggested when using the GUI application.