The task is the following:

Create a simple script, using your language of choice, that creates an AWS EC2 instance and outputs its launch time. The script should:

• Utilize the AWS API

• Accept the arguments: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_REGION, INSTANCE_TYPE

• Wait for an instance to come online, and then return the instance launch time to STDOUT

1. I created the AWS account here: https://aws.amazon.com/free/.

2. In IAM Console, I created both access keys for the User - Access Key ID and Secret Access Key.

3. I decided to load the AWS security credentials (Access Key ID & Secret Access Key) in Node.js from the Shared Credentials File. If you want to run my code, you will have to do the same according to these instructions: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-javascript/v2/developer-guide/loading-node-credentials-shared.html.

Please note: credentials is a file in the directory ~/.aws. You have to create both the directory and the file with your AWS security credentials.

4. I wrote my runner file in JavaScript and use the method runInstances for creating an AWS EC2 instance. The file outputs the LaunchTime.

Please note: the instance is created only once because I set the MaxCount parameter to number 1. It can be easily changed.

5. Additionaly, I wrote a simple Makefile for more understandable file execution.

For the installation of the AWS-SDK dependency, run the following command:

npm install

For the script execution and a new AWS EC2 instance with the launch time, write this command into your shell:

make EC2-instance

• There could be written a test for the runner file.
• It is good to be aware of security and change the access keys on regular basis, therefore I would implement the access keys rotation and also configure the MFA.