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== Getting started with EC2 == | == Getting started with EC2 == | ||
Revision as of 22:49, 13 November 2013
Getting started with EC2
The following images are quite suitable as base images
- amazon/amzn-ami-pv-2013.09.0.i386-ebs
- amazon/amzn-ami-pv-2013.09.0.x86_64-ebs
Note the above images require that you use ec2-user for SSH access.
Instance type recommendations
- Normal systems: small or medium
- Test or development: micro
Storage options
Two scenarios exist
- Simple setup data and application in one
- Confidential data in an separate encrypted storage
For a separate storage you should do the following
- Create a new EBS partition
- Mount to suitable point
- Encrypt and login using LUKS
Note that LUKS partitions may contain multiple passwords, and do not need to be at rest when copy/backup operations are active.
Stuff to do in Amazon linux
After booting images
- Set your timezone
- Update the firewall: Port 80
- Activate SMTP service [option]
- Install MySQL
- Install Tomcat
After that just follow the normal install procedure
Maintaining the solution
Tips for maintaing you solution
- Consider instance termination protection
- Backup: Can be taken as EBS snapshots
- Monitor: Activate CloudWatch for the instance