gistfile1.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'rubygems'
require 'fog'
require 'yaml'

environment = YAML.load_file(".rea-env.yml")
connection_details = {
  :provider => "AWS",
  :endpoint => environment["ec2"]["url"],
  :aws_access_key_id => environment["ec2"]["access_key"],
  :aws_secret_access_key => environment["ec2"]["secret_key"]
}

server = Fog::Compute.new(connection_details).servers.create :flavor_id => "m1.large", :image_id => "ami-2cab5745"
puts "created server: #{server.id} #{server}"
server.wait_for { ready? }
puts "ready server: #{server.id} #{server}"