opsbox-ec2-checks 0.2.0

Collection of EC2 checks for opsbox.

OpsBox Rego Checks for EC2

This package contains various Rego check plugins related to AWS's EC2 service, including:

• Stray EBS Volumes (stray_ebs)
• Old EC2 Snapshots (ec2_old_snapshots)
• Idle Instances (idle_instances)
• Stray Instances (stray_instances)
• Unattached EIPs (unattached_eips)

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Plugin Descriptions

Unattached EIPs Plugin (unattached_eips)

Identifies Elastic IPs (EIPs) not associated with running instances to help reduce costs by releasing unused EIPs. Offers cost-saving recommendations and detailed performance and security analysis.

Old EC2 Snapshots Plugin (ec2_old_snapshots)

Finds EC2 snapshots older than a specified period to optimize storage costs by identifying snapshots for deletion or archiving. Provides detailed information on old snapshots.

Idle Instances Plugin (idle_instances)

Detects EC2 instances with low utilization to reduce costs by stopping or terminating idle instances. Includes performance and security insights for better resource optimization.

Stray EBS Volumes Plugin (stray_ebs)

Identifies unused EBS volumes that are not attached to any instances, enabling cost savings by deleting these volumes. Includes insights into performance and security metrics.

Stray Instances Plugin (stray_instances)

Finds EC2 instances not associated with any specific workload or application, reducing costs by terminating unused instances. Provides detailed analysis for efficient resource management.

Common Configuration

All plugins share the following AWS configuration:

• aws_access_key_id: AWS access key ID
• aws_secret_access_key: AWS secret access key
• aws_region: AWS region (optional)

aws_access_key_id: your_access_key_id
aws_secret_access_key: your_secret_access_key
aws_region: your_aws_region

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To access more info about each check, install mkdocs and run mkdocs serve at the root of the package directory

This will pull up a webpage with more complete documentation.