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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Monitor and grab Oracle Cloud AMD free-tier instance (VM.Standard.E2.1.Micro)."""
+import oci
+import time
+import smtplib
+import sys
+from email.mime.text import MIMEText
+
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+load_dotenv(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".env"))
+
+COMPARTMENT_ID = os.environ["COMPARTMENT_ID"]
+AVAILABILITY_DOMAIN = os.environ["AVAILABILITY_DOMAIN"]
+SUBNET_ID = os.environ["SUBNET_ID"]
+IMAGE_ID = os.environ.get("AMD_IMAGE_ID", os.environ.get("IMAGE_ID"))
+SSH_KEY = os.environ["SSH_KEY"]
+DISPLAY_NAME = os.environ.get("AMD_DISPLAY_NAME", "free-amd-caddy")
+SHAPE = "VM.Standard.E2.1.Micro"
+INTERVAL = 60
+WEEKLY_REPORT_INTERVAL = 7 * 24 * 3600
+
+EMAIL_TO = os.environ["EMAIL_TO"]
+EMAIL_FROM = os.environ["EMAIL_FROM"]
+EMAIL_APP_PASSWORD = os.environ["EMAIL_APP_PASSWORD"]
+
+def send_email(subject, body):
+    msg = MIMEText(body)
+    msg["Subject"] = subject
+    msg["From"] = EMAIL_FROM
+    msg["To"] = EMAIL_TO
+    with smtplib.SMTP_SSL("smtp.gmail.com", 465) as s:
+        s.login(EMAIL_FROM, EMAIL_APP_PASSWORD)
+        s.send_message(msg)
+
+config = oci.config.from_file()
+compute = oci.core.ComputeClient(config)
+
+print(f"Starting AMD instance monitor ({SHAPE})...", flush=True)
+start_time = time.time()
+last_report = start_time
+attempts = 0
+while True:
+    try:
+        resp = compute.launch_instance(
+            oci.core.models.LaunchInstanceDetails(
+                compartment_id=COMPARTMENT_ID,
+                availability_domain=AVAILABILITY_DOMAIN,
+                shape=SHAPE,
+                image_id=IMAGE_ID,
+                subnet_id=SUBNET_ID,
+                display_name=DISPLAY_NAME,
+                metadata={"ssh_authorized_keys": SSH_KEY},
+            )
+        )
+        instance_id = resp.data.id
+        msg = f"AMD instance created!\nID: {instance_id}"
+        print(msg, flush=True)
+        send_email("OCI AMD Instance Created!", msg)
+        sys.exit(0)
+    except oci.exceptions.ServiceError as e:
+        msg_lower = str(e.message).lower()
+        if "capacity" in msg_lower or "host" in msg_lower or "limit" in msg_lower or e.status >= 500:
+            attempts += 1
+            print(f"{time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S', time.gmtime(time.time() + 8*3600))} {e.message[:80]}. Retrying in {INTERVAL}s...", flush=True)
+        else:
+            print(f"Unexpected error: {e.message}", flush=True)
+            send_email("OCI AMD Monitor Error", str(e.message))
+            sys.exit(1)
+    now = time.time()
+    if now - last_report >= WEEKLY_REPORT_INTERVAL:
+        uptime_days = int((now - start_time) / 86400)
+        send_email(
+            "OCI AMD Monitor - Weekly Report",
+            f"Status: Still running, no capacity available.\n"
+            f"Uptime: {uptime_days} days\n"
+            f"Attempts since last report: {attempts}\n"
+            f"Shape: {SHAPE} (1 OCPU, 1GB RAM)",
+        )
+        print(f"{time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S', time.gmtime(now + 8*3600))} Weekly report sent.", flush=True)
+        last_report = now
+        attempts = 0
+    time.sleep(INTERVAL)