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TestDriver AWS Self-Hosted Setup

Deploys TestDriver test infrastructure on your own AWS account via CloudFormation, with a Vitest hook that spawns and terminates EC2 instances per test.

AutomationAdvanced★ 239⑂ 35AI score 7/10Last updated: Aug 16, 2026

What it does

  • Walks through deploying a CloudFormation stack that creates a dedicated VPC, public subnet, security group, IAM roles/instance profile and an EC2 launch template.
  • Shows how to add testdriverai/vitest/setup-aws to setupFiles so each test automatically gets a fresh EC2 instance that is terminated afterwards.
  • Provides local run commands, a complete GitHub Actions workflow, the required repository secrets table, and an OIDC alternative to long-lived keys.
  • Covers Golden Image AMI customization (RDP in, rotate password, install software, bake a new AMI) plus a troubleshooting checklist.

Who it's for

  • QA and platform engineers who need Windows desktop/browser E2E tests running inside their own AWS account.
  • Teams already using TestDriver with Vitest that want to move off cloud-hosted runners.
  • DevOps engineers wanting clean, auto-terminated Windows runners for every CI job.

Example uses

  1. "Deploy the TestDriver stack in us-east-2 and give me the LaunchTemplateId" → produces the aws cloudformation deploy command plus the Outputs query.
  2. "Wire the self-hosted hook into my Vitest config and run one test locally" → updates setupFiles and runs TD_OS=windows AWS_REGION=... vitest run.
  3. "Create a GitHub Actions workflow that runs self-hosted Windows tests on every PR" → generates the YAML and the list of secrets to add.

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git clone https://github.com/testdriverai/testdriverai.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r testdriverai/ai/skills/testdriver-aws-setup ~/.claude/skills/

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  1. Open a terminal and clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/testdriverai/testdriverai.git
  2. Create the skills directory: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  3. Copy the skill in: cp -r testdriverai/ai/skills/testdriver-aws-setup ~/.claude/skills/
  4. Restart Claude Code and confirm testdriver:aws-setup appears in your skill list.
  5. Prerequisites: an AWS account with CloudFormation permissions, AWS CLI configured via aws configure, Node.js 20+, a Vitest project, and TestDriver-granted access to their AMI in your region.
  6. Ask Claude to "set up self-hosted TestDriver infrastructure on AWS". Because the steps create billable EC2 resources, review every command before approving it.
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