README.md

EC2 Management

Initialization

1. Create virtualenv and activate it
2. Install the dependencies in requirements.txt
3. Run syncdb (and create your superuser) and migrate
4. Run runserver (on port 8000 for the steps below)

Creating Instances

1. Your instances are in http://localhost:8000/admin/instances/instance/
2. Click Add instance (http://localhost:8000/admin/instances/instance/add/)
3. Fill out the form
4. Click Save

Launching Instances

1. Your instances are in http://localhost:8000/admin/instances/instance/
2. Check all the instances you want to launch
3. Pick "Launch instances" from the Action dropdown
4. Click Go
5. (A notification will say how many instances were launched)