ec2makeimage.txt

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# Using ec2-api-tools cli to create ebs backed AMI
# get the cli from https://aws.amazon.com/developertools/Amazon-EC2/351

# Download image
wget https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//work/tasks/8933/7978933/Fedora-Cloud-Base-20141029-21_Beta.i386.raw.xz --no-check-certificate

# Uncompress image
unxz Fedora-Cloud-Base-20141029-21_Beta.i386.raw.xz

# export keys to env
export AWS_ACCESS_KEY=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
export AWS_SECRET_KEY=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

# Create ebs volume from image
ec2-import-volume Fedora-Cloud-Base-20141029-21_Beta.i386.raw -b dustyfedoratesting --owner-akid $AWS_ACCESS_KEY --owner-sak $AWS_SECRET_KEY --prefix Fedora-20141029-21-Beta-i386 -f raw -z us-east-1a

# After upload, use import-vol taskid to periodically check for when the volume has been created
ec2-describe-conversion-tasks import-vol-xxxxxxxx

# Once volume is created there will be a volume that exists (volume id in output)
# Create a snapshot from this volume:
ec2-create-snapshot vol-xxxxxxxx

# Gather snapshot id and monitor for when snapshot is ready
ec2-describe-snapshots snap-xxxxxxxx

# Now register AMI from snapshot
ec2-register --name dustyf21i386 --virtualization-type hvm --snapshot snap-xxxxxxxx

# Make the image public:
ec2-modify-image-attribute ami-xxxxxxxx -l -a all

# Now you can share ami-xxxxxxxx with others to use