Using Amazon Webservices

ARTICLE EXPECTED 2013-03-15

Getting started with EC2

ARTICLE EXPECTED 2013-03-15

Storage options

Two scenarios exist

• Simple setup data and application in one
• Confidential data in an separate storage

For a separate storage you should do the following

1. Create a new EBS partition
2. Mount to suitable point
3. Encrypt and login using LUKS

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: