DREBS is an open-source tool for automating EBS snapshots on AWS. It is written in Python and uses the Boto3 library to interact with AWS services.
In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install DREBS on Windows 11.
Before you start the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Open a command prompt or PowerShell window on your Windows 11 machine.
Clone the DREBS repository from GitHub by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/dojo4/drebs.git
Navigate to the drebs directory by running the following command:
cd drebs
Install the required Python packages by running the following command:
pip install -r requirements.txt
You can verify that DREBS is installed correctly by running the following command:
python drebs.py --version
If the installation was successful, you should see the DREBS version number printed to the console.
Before you can use DREBS to automate EBS snapshots, you need to configure the AWS credentials. You can do this by creating a ~/.aws/credentials file with your AWS access and secret key.
[default]
aws_access_key_id = YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
aws_secret_access_key = YOUR_SECRET_KEY
Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY and YOUR_SECRET_KEY with your actual AWS credentials.
You can now run DREBS to start automating your EBS snapshots. You can use the provided config.example.yml file as a starting point for your own configuration file.
python drebs.py --config config.yml
Replace config.yml with the name of your configuration file.
Now that you have successfully installed DREBS on your Windows 11 machine, you can use it to automate your EBS snapshots on AWS. By following the steps in this tutorial, you should be able to get up and running with DREBS in no time.
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