created script to automate launch of mulitple ec2 instances

Automation/src/multiple-ec2-instances/.env

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+ACCESS_KEY="{your aws access key}"
+SECRET_KEY="{your aws secret key}"
+AMI="{your ami}"
+REGION="{your preferred region}"
+ZONE="{your zone}"
+TYPE="{instance type}"
+SUBNET="{subnet}"

Automation/src/multiple-ec2-instances/ec2.py

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+import boto3,os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+load_dotenv()
+
+#Load env variables
+# Add all these environment variables in your env file
+# format of env file has been provided by adding an empty .env
+access_key= os.getenv("ACCESS_KEY")
+secret_key= os.getenv("SECRET_KEY")
+ami= os.getenv("AMI")
+region= os.getenv("REGION")
+zone= os.getenv("ZONE")
+type= os.getenv("TYPE")
+subnet = os.getenv("SUBNET")
+
+client = boto3.client(service_name='ec2', region_name=region, aws_access_key_id= access_key,aws_secret_access_key= secret_key)
+
+# Create ec2 resource
+ec2 = boto3.resource('ec2', region_name=region, aws_access_key_id= access_key,aws_secret_access_key= secret_key)
+# create an instance
+instance = ec2.create_instances(
+    ImageId = ami,
+    MinCount = 1,
+    MaxCount = {specify max instances needed here},  # here replace brancket with the number of instances you need 
+    InstanceType = type,   
+    KeyName = key_name,  
+    SubnetId = subnet)
+
+instance.wait_until_running()
+print("Instance Up and Running")
+
+# To use the script run python3 ec2.py