This is the command cloud-sandbox that can be run in the OnWorks free hosting provider using one of our multiple free online workstations such as Ubuntu Online, Fedora Online, Windows online emulator or MAC OS online emulator
PROGRAM:
NAME
cloud-sandbox - launch a cloud instance and ssh directly into it, as a 'sandbox' system
SYNOPSIS
cloud-sandbox [instance-type [ubuntu-release]] [ec2-run-instance-options]
DESCRIPTION
cloud-sandbox is a program that launches a cloud instance (EC2 by default), automatically
generates ssh host keys, ssh's into the launched system, and prompts the user for instance
termination on exit.
cloud-sandbox does the following:
- conveniently supports simple parameters for instance-type and ubuntu-release, by
passing those to ubuntu-ec2-run(1)
- generates ssh-host keys locally using ssh-keygen(1), and passes them to the instance
- automatically adds host key fingerprints to a local host keys file,
$HOME/.ssh/known_hosts.cloud, which removes the interactive fingerprint prompt
- uses ssh-import-id(1) in the instance to import the user's public SSH key, if the
environment variable $LAUNCHPAD_ID exists
- uses bootmail(1) to send the user email noting that the instance has booted, if the
environment variable $BOOTMAIL exists and is a valid email address
- waits in a loop for sshd(8) to start on the cloud instance
- execs an ssh(1) session to the instance
- upon exit, interactively prompts the user if they want to immediately terminate the
instance and remote the ssh known host key
EXAMPLE
cloud-sandbox
cloud-sandbox m1.large
cloud-sandbox t1.micro trusty
Use cloud-sandbox online using onworks.net services
