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This repository holds two Python scripts that set up an AWS EC2 instance and tear down the instance.
The first script will perform the following tasks:
- Install a public key in an AWS region.
- Configure a security group.
- Launch a Nano EC2 instance using the public key and security group provided in the previous step.
- Output an ssh command to start an SOCKS proxy using the EC2 instance as target.
The purpose of the second script is to shut down the EC2 instance.
Please note that these scripts come with absolutely no guarantees, and you use them at your own risk. Running this code may result in charges to your AWS account.
To proceed, you need an AWS account and must have your default credentials configured as described in the AWS Tools and SDKs Shared Configuration and Credentials Reference Guide. Please consult also Specify which AWS Regions your account can use
You will need an SSH key. To generate one, use the ssh-keygen command. You can easily find a tutorial online to learn
how to use it.
Additionally, Python 3 must be installed on your machine.
The steps to use this repository are as follows:
- Clone the project
- Change directory into the cloned project by using the
cdcommand. - Copy
config.ini_templatetoconfig.iniand update the values for the SSH key name and AWS region in the newly created file. - Create a virtual Python environment:
python3 -m venv venv. - Activate the environment:
source venv/bin/activate - Install the requirements:
pip install -r requirements.txt. - Run
START.py, which will start the EC2 instance. The script will provide an SSH command, which you should execute to start the SOCKS tunnel. - Configure your browser to use
localhost:4444as the SOCKSv5 proxy. Also, ensure that you have selected the optionProxy DNS when using SOCKS v5in your browser's proxy settings. Please refer to the browser's documentation to learn how to do this. I use Firefox because it doesn't depend on the operating system's settings, allowing me to easily adjust the SOCKS proxy settings.
You can now browse the web in your selected region without GeoIP restrictions.
To shut down the EC2 instance, simply run the STOP.py script. Alternatively, you have the option to set a time-to-live value in the config.ini file. When configured, the instance will automatically terminate itself after the specified period has elapsed (BETA feature).
❯ ./START.py
21:26:44,320 INFO: Found credentials in shared credentials file: ~/.aws/credentials
21:26:44,699 INFO: ==========================================
21:26:44,699 INFO: STARTING
21:26:44,699 INFO: ------------------------------------------
21:26:44,699 INFO:
AWSSOCKS_KEY = id_rsa__aws_aschuma-std
AWSSOCKS_REGION = eu-west-2
AWSSOCKS_EC2_INSTANCE_SIZE = t2.nano
AWSSOCKS_KEY_NAME = AWSSOCKS_KEY
AWSSOCKS_SECURITY_GROUP_NAME = AWSSOCKS_SG
AWSSOCKS_AUTO_TERMINATION_AFTER_MINUTES = 180 (BETA feature)
21:26:44,699 INFO: Instances that have the tag AWSSOCKS__MANAGED set to True:
21:26:45,310 INFO: Found an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) that includes Amazon Linux 2, an x64 architecture, and a general-purpose EBS volume: {'Name': '/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-hvm-x86_64-gp2', 'Type': 'String', 'Value': 'ami-0d3718d9421324fb3', 'Version': 111, 'LastModifiedDate': datetime.datetime(2024, 4, 19, 0, 49, 24, 883000, tzinfo=tzlocal()), 'ARN': 'arn:aws:ssm:eu-west-2::parameter/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-hvm-x86_64-gp2', 'DataType': 'text'}
21:26:45,310 INFO: Verifying the configuration of the security group AWSSOCKS_SG.
21:26:45,644 INFO: Creating a security group named AWSSOCKS_SG.
21:26:46,353 INFO: The security group AWSSOCKS_SG has been successfully created.
21:26:46,661 INFO: The verification of the security group AWSSOCKS_SG configuration has been completed (sg-0ef89a67d14979626)
21:26:46,661 INFO: Verifying the configuration of the public key id_rsa__aws_aschuma-std.
21:26:46,965 INFO: Uploading the key file /Users/aschuma/.ssh/id_rsa__aws_aschuma-std.pub to AWS AWSSOCKS_KEY.
21:26:47,133 INFO: The key file /Users/aschuma/.ssh/id_rsa__aws_aschuma-std.pub has been successfully uploaded (ec2.KeyPairInfo(name='AWSSOCKS_KEY')).
21:26:47,208 INFO: The key AWSSOCKS_KEY with fingerprint 97:a0:42:36:4b:2b:d2:01:9e:36:43:da:d0:af:9e:08 has been found.
21:26:47,209 INFO: The verification of the public key id_rsa__aws_aschuma-std configuration has been completed (AWSSOCKS_KEY)
21:26:47,209 INFO: Creating an instance using the following parameters: {'ImageId': 'ami-0d3718d9421324fb3', 'InstanceType': 't2.nano', 'KeyName': 'AWSSOCKS_KEY', 'UserData': '#!/bin/bash\n nohup shutdown -h +180 & \n', 'SecurityGroupIds': ['sg-0ef89a67d14979626']}.
21:26:48,709 INFO: The instance i-00a09f6a53325facb has been successfully created.
21:26:48,710 INFO: Please wait while the newly created instance is starting up and becoming operational.
21:27:19,453 INFO: The newly created instance i-00a09f6a53325facb is now fully operational and ready for use.
21:27:19,570 INFO: The IP address for i-00a09f6a53325facb is 3.8.175.31.
21:27:19,688 INFO: The State for i-00a09f6a53325facb is running.
21:27:19,689 INFO: Summary:
21:27:19,689 INFO: - instance id is i-00a09f6a53325facb
21:27:19,689 INFO: - public ip is 3.8.175.31
21:27:19,689 INFO: - state is running
21:27:19,689 INFO: ------------------------------------------
21:27:19,689 INFO: STARTED
21:27:19,689 INFO: ------------------------------------------
21:27:19,689 INFO: Ready to create an ssh socks tunnel. Please execute the following command on the command line:
21:27:19,689 INFO: ssh -o "StrictHostKeyChecking no" -C -N -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa__aws_aschuma-std ec2-user@3.8.175.31 -D 4444
❯ ./STOP.py
21:31:33,806 INFO: Found credentials in shared credentials file: ~/.aws/credentials
21:31:34,140 INFO: ==========================================
21:31:34,140 INFO: STOPPING
21:31:34,140 INFO: ------------------------------------------
21:31:34,141 INFO:
AWSSOCKS_KEY = id_rsa__aws_aschuma-std
AWSSOCKS_REGION = eu-west-2
AWSSOCKS_EC2_INSTANCE_SIZE = t2.nano
AWSSOCKS_KEY_NAME = AWSSOCKS_KEY
AWSSOCKS_SECURITY_GROUP_NAME = AWSSOCKS_SG
AWSSOCKS_AUTO_TERMINATION_AFTER_MINUTES = 180 (BETA feature)
21:31:34,141 INFO: Instances that have the tag AWSSOCKS__MANAGED set to True:
21:31:34,592 INFO: - i-00a09f6a53325facb 3.8.175.31 running
21:31:34,824 INFO: The instance i-00a09f6a53325facb is being terminated.
21:31:35,326 INFO: Please wait until the termination of instance i-00a09f6a53325facb has been completed.
21:32:20,998 INFO: The instance i-00a09f6a53325facb has been successfully terminated.
21:32:21,224 INFO: The key AWSSOCKS_KEY with fingerprint 97:a0:42:36:4b:2b:d2:01:9e:36:43:da:d0:af:9e:08 has been found.
21:32:21,224 INFO: Deleting the key AWSSOCKS_KEY.
21:32:21,388 INFO: The key AWSSOCKS_KEY has been successfully deleted.
21:32:21,924 INFO: Deleting security group AWSSOCKS_SG.
21:32:22,326 INFO: The security group sg-0ef89a67d14979626 has been successfully deleted.
21:32:22,326 INFO: ------------------------------------------
21:32:22,326 INFO: STOPPED
21:32:22,326 INFO: ------------------------------------------
❯ ./STATUS.py
21:40:42,777 INFO: Found credentials in shared credentials file: ~/.aws/credentials
21:40:43,164 INFO: ==========================================
21:40:43,164 INFO: STATUS
21:40:43,164 INFO: ------------------------------------------
21:40:43,165 INFO:
AWSSOCKS_KEY = id_rsa__aws_aschuma-std
AWSSOCKS_REGION = eu-west-2
AWSSOCKS_EC2_INSTANCE_SIZE = t2.nano
AWSSOCKS_KEY_NAME = AWSSOCKS_KEY
AWSSOCKS_SECURITY_GROUP_NAME = AWSSOCKS_SG
AWSSOCKS_AUTO_TERMINATION_AFTER_MINUTES = 180 (BETA feature)
21:40:43,165 INFO: Instances that have the tag AWSSOCKS__MANAGED set to True:
21:40:43,566 INFO: - i-00a09f6a53325facb None terminated
21:40:44,206 INFO: Installed security group: None
21:40:44,444 INFO: Installed public key: None
21:40:44,444 INFO: ------------------------------------------
21:40:44,444 INFO: STATUS
21:40:44,444 INFO: ------------------------------------------
If you encounter an error message such as Couldn't create instance with image ami-<id>>, instance type t3.nano, and key AWSSOCKS_KEY it may be due to the unavailability of t3.nano instances in the selected region. Please consider modifying the instance size to awssocks_ec2_instance_size = t2.nano in the config.ini file.
- AWS account creation: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/create-and-activate-aws-account/
- AWS manage entitled regions: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/manage-acct-regions.html
- AWS CLI setup: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-install.html
- Some boto3 Python examples: https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/python
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