only installations in 24x7 servers ?

[eldanba]

Hi...
I have an amazon instance running. But this instance it's not always running
Several times it gets stopped because we don't need to use it
We need a backup once a week or something like that.

1)
Is it a requirement of this app to be installed in a server online 24x7 ?
I use a computer all week but it also gets shutdown every night
Can i install this app in this computer and when it's on get the backup done... and if it's not on, the app tries as soon as it gets on ?? or how ?

2)
What are the access key and secret key in the settings options ?

Thanks for your answer...
Sorry my english... im not a native speaker

[admin]

1) You can install AutomatiCloud on a computer that is not running 24x7. But jobs will only be executed when the computer is running. If the scheduler misses one of its trigger times it will execute all jobs that create a snapshot (Create volume snapshot, Create RDS snapshot) the next time you start it. But it will only start each of them one time.
Missed Jobs that change the state of an instance (start/stop) will not be started.

2) Please read the setup documentation on our web site: http://www.automaticloud.net/setup/. It contains link to the AWS documentation showing how to create access key and secret key.

Stephan