cloudomate 1.4

Automate buying VPS instances with Bitcoin

Overview

Cloudomate is an unpermissioned open compute API which provides an automated way to buy VPS instances and VPN servers from multiple providers. The easiest way to use Cloudomate is via the command-line interface.

Requirements

• Python 2 or 3

• Works on Linux, Mac OSX, BSD

• An active Electrum wallet with sufficient funds

Installation

The project can be installed through pip:

pip3 install cloudomate

Providers

VPS

Currently the following VPS providers are implemented:

blueangelhost         https://www.blueangelhost.com/
linevast              https://linevast.de/
twosync               https://ua.2sync.org/
undergroundprivate    https://undergroundprivate.com/
proxhost              Proxmox provider emulation

This same list can be accessed through the list command:

cloudomate vps list

VPN

Currently the following VPN providers are implemented:

azirevpn       https://www.azirevpn.com

This same list can be accessed through the list command:

cloudomate vpn list

Compatibility

The stability of cloudomate depends on its ability to read and fill in registration forms on the provider webpages. Not all providers offer the same forms and differ in functionalities (user may not be able to send their chosen root password during registration). The following table depicts the current state of the providers that have been implemented in Cloudomate.

Provider	Type	Compatible	Control panel	ClientArea	Email parsing	Rootpassword	Settings	Notes
BlueAngelHost	vps	yes		extended	yes	from email		>12h purchase processing
TwoSync	vps	yes		extended	yes	from email	TUN/TAP	TUN/TAP on by default
UndergroundPrivate	vps	yes		default		registration
LineVast	vps	yes	yes	extended	yes	registration	TUN/TAP	TUN/TAP enabling implemented
AzireVPN	vpn	yes		none		registration
CCIHosting	vps	no		default				Gateway broken
CrownCloud	vps	no		default				Manual order reviews
PulseServers	vps	no		default				Gateway broken
ProxHost (TBTC)	vps	yes		none		registration	TUN/TAP	Emulated (ProxMox)

Incompatible providers need to be fixed in order for them to work. The providers were not removed as there is a possibility that they could be fixed later on.

Control panel is the added feature for some providers, allowing Cloudomate to change settings such as TUN/TAP for VPN. The control panel could be further implemented to be able to change more settings.

ClientArea The client area contains general information such as the VPS’ IP address and access to emails.

Email parsing With extended ClientAreas, emails can be parsed to gain access to the control panel.

Configuration

For some commands, mainly purchase, user configuration is required. The main way to do this is through a configruation file. For Linux, the default location for the configuration file is $HOME/.config/cloudomate.cfg.

A configuration file looks like this:

[user]
email =
firstname =
lastname =
password =
companyname =
phonenumber =
username =

[address]
address =
city =
state =
countrycode =
zipcode =

[payment]
walletpath =

[server]
ns1 =
ns2 =
hostname =
root_password =

Section can be overridden for specific providers by adding a section, for example a [linevast] section can contain a separate email address only to be used for Linevast.

Basic usage

usage: cloudomate [-h] {vps,vpn} ...

Cloudomate

positional arguments:
  {vps,vpn}

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

VPS

usage: cloudomate vps [-h]
                      {list,options,purchase,status,setrootpw,getip,ssh,info}
                      ...

positional arguments:
  {list,options,purchase,status,setrootpw,getip,ssh,info}
    list                List VPS providers
    options             List VPS provider configurations
    purchase            Purchase VPS
    status              Get the status of the VPS services
    setrootpw           Set the root password of the last activated service
    getip               Get the IP address of the specified service
    ssh                 SSH into an active service
    info                Get information of the specified VPS service

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

VPN

usage: cloudomate [-h] {vps,vpn} ...

positional arguments:
  {list,options,purchase,status,info}
    list                List VPN providers
    options             List VPN provider configurations
    purchase            Purchase VPN
    status              Get the status of the VPN services
    info                Get information of the specified VPN service

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

options

List the options for Linevast

$ cloudomate vps options linevast

Options for linevast:

   #    Name              CPU (cores)       RAM (GB)          Storage (GB)      Bandwidth (TB)    Connection (Mbps) Est. Price (mBTC) Price
   0    Basis OVZ         1                 2                 50                unmetered         1000              1.03              EUR 6.99
   1    Business OVZ      2                 4                 150               unmetered         1000              1.64              EUR 12.99
   2    Advanced OVZ      4                 8                 300               unmetered         1000              2.35              EUR 19.99
   3    Black OVZ         8                 16                1000              unmetered         1000              2.96              EUR 25.99
   4    Basic KVM         1                 2                 30                unmetered         1000              1.03              EUR 6.99
   5    Business KVM      2                 4                 50                unmetered         1000              1.64              EUR 12.99
   6    Advanced KVM      4                 8                 75                unmetered         1000              2.96              EUR 25.99
   7    Black KVM         6                 16                100               unmetered         1000              4.18              EUR 37.99

Purchase

Use the purchase command to purchase a VPS instance. An account is created and the instance is paid through an Electrum wallet.

$ cloudomate vps purchase linevast 0

Selected configuration:
Name           CPU            RAM            Storage        Bandwidth      Est.Price
Basis OVZ      1              2              50             unmetered      6.99
Purchase this option? (y/N)

Additionally, a randomuser could be generated for a purchase:

$ cloudomate vps purchase linevast 0 –randomuser

The configuration file is stored in ~/.config/cloudomate.cfg.

For ProxHost, a server could be bought using testnet Bitcoins:

$ cloudomate vps purchase proxhost 0 –testnet

Manage

VPS

The following functions can be used to manage a purchased VPS instance

status              Get the status of the service.
info                Get information of the specified service
setrootpw           Set the root password of the last activated service.
getip               Get the ip of the specified service.

VPN

The following functions can be used to manage a purchased VPN instance

status              Get the status of the service.
info                Get configuration of the specified service

Tests

To run the project’s tests (make sure to install with extra_requires: [test])

python -m unittest discover