Setup a java development machine with Apache Whirr on EC2 or Rackspace

java-development-machine-with-whirr.properties

#
# A quick way to setup a basic development machine with Apache Whirr in Amazon
# with jdk1.6, maven 2.2, git, mercurial, subversion & vim 
# 

# Get Apache Whirr from here: http://whirr.apache.org/ 

# Read the Configuration Guide for more info:
# http://whirr.apache.org/docs/latest/configuration-guide.html

# Change the cluster name here (customise the name)
whirr.cluster-name=devmachine

# Change the number of machines in the cluster here
whirr.instance-templates=1 chef:build-essential+chef:java+chef:maven+chef:mercurial+chef:subversion+chef:vim

# For EC2 set AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY environment variables.
whirr.provider=aws-ec2
whirr.identity=${env:AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}
whirr.credential=${env:AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}

# By default use the user system SSH keys. Override them here.
# whirr.private-key-file=${sys:user.home}/.ssh/id_rsa
# whirr.public-key-file=${whirr.private-key-file}.pub