If you’re like most people, you probably use Amazon for some of your web hosting needs. But what about the rest of your needs? Do you know how to get started with Amazon EC2? This guide will help you answer that question and more.
Use this tutorial to get started with the Amazon Ec2 for Web Hosting: The Complete Guide. You’ll learn how to launch, connect to, and use a Linux instance. An instance is a virtual server in the AWS Cloud. With Amazon EC2, you can set up and configure the operating system and applications that run on your instance.
Amazon Ec2 for Web Hosting: The Complete Guide
What is Amazon Ec2?
Amazon Ec2 is a cloud based platform that lets web hosts create and manage websites and applications. Amazon Ec2 was first introduced in 2012, and it has since become one of the most popular cloud-based platforms for hosting websites.
The benefits of using Amazon Ec2 include the following:
1. The platform offers low monthly costs, making it an ideal choice for small businesses and individual users.
2. Amazon Ec2 allows you to create custom scripts, which can make website design more efficient and user-friendly.
3. You can also use Amazon Ec2 to manage your server infrastructure, including storage, CPU usage, security settings, and more.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, be sure that you’ve completed the steps in Set up to use Amazon EC2.
Step 1: Launch an instance
You can launch a Linux instance using the AWS Management Console as described in the following procedure. This tutorial is intended to help you quickly launch your first instance, so it doesn’t cover all possible options. For information about advanced options, see Launch an instance using the new launch instance wizard. For information about other ways to launch your instance, see Launch your instance.
To launch an instance
- Open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/.
- From the EC2 console dashboard, in the Launch instance box, choose Launch instance, and then choose Launch instance from the options that appear.
- Under Name and tags, for Name, enter a descriptive name for your instance.
- Under Application and OS Images (Amazon Machine Image), do the following:
- Choose Quick Start, and then choose Amazon Linux. This is the operating system (OS) for your instance.
- From Amazon Machine Image (AMI), select an HVM version of Amazon Linux 2. Notice that these AMIs are marked Free tier eligible. An Amazon Machine Image (AMI) is a basic configuration that serves as a template for your instance.
- Under Instance type, from the Instance type list, you can select the hardware configuration for your instance. Choose the
t2.microinstance type, which is selected by default. Thet2.microinstance type is eligible for the free tier. In Regions wheret2.microis unavailable, you can use at3.microinstance under the free tier. For more information, see AWS Free Tier. - Under Key pair (login), for Key pair name, choose the key pair that you created when getting set up.WarningDo not choose Proceed without a key pair (Not recommended). If you launch your instance without a key pair, then you can’t connect to it.
- Next to Network settings, choose Edit. For Security group name, you’ll see that the wizard created and selected a security group for you. You can use this security group, or alternatively you can select the security group that you created when getting set up using the following steps:
- Choose Select existing security group.
- From Common security groups, choose your security group from the list of existing security groups.
- Keep the default selections for the other configuration settings for your instance.
- Review a summary of your instance configuration in the Summary panel, and when you’re ready, choose Launch instance.
- A confirmation page lets you know that your instance is launching. Choose View all instances to close the confirmation page and return to the console.
- On the Instances screen, you can view the status of the launch. It takes a short time for an instance to launch. When you launch an instance, its initial state is
pending. After the instance starts, its state changes torunningand it receives a public DNS name. If the Public IPv4 DNS column is hidden, choose the settings icon (
) in the top-right corner, toggle on Public IPv4 DNS, and choose Confirm. - It can take a few minutes for the instance to be ready for you to connect to it. Check that your instance has passed its status checks; you can view this information in the Status check column.
Step 2: Connect to your instance
There are several ways to connect to your Linux instance. For more information, see Connect to your Linux instance.
Important
You can’t connect to your instance unless you launched it with a key pair for which you have the .pem file and you launched it with a security group that allows SSH access from your computer. If you can’t connect to your instance, see Troubleshoot connecting to your instance for assistance.
Step 3: Clean up your instance
After you’ve finished with the instance that you created for this tutorial, you should clean up by terminating the instance. If you want to do more with this instance before you clean up, see Next steps.
Important
Terminating an instance effectively deletes it; you can’t reconnect to an instance after you’ve terminated it.
If you launched an instance that is not within the AWS Free Tier, you’ll stop incurring charges for that instance as soon as the instance status changes to shutting down or terminated. To keep your instance for later, but not incur charges, you can stop the instance now and then start it again later. For more information, see Stop and start your instance.
To terminate your instance
- In the navigation pane, choose Instances. In the list of instances, select the instance.
- Choose Instance state, Terminate instance.
- Choose Terminate when prompted for confirmation.Amazon EC2 shuts down and terminates your instance. After your instance is terminated, it remains visible on the console for a short while, and then the entry is automatically deleted. You cannot remove the terminated instance from the console display yourself.
Next steps
After you start your instance, you might want to try some of the following exercises:
- Learn how to remotely manage your EC2 instance using Run Command. For more information, see AWS Systems Manager Run Command in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.
- Configure a CloudWatch alarm to notify you if your usage exceeds the Free Tier. For more information, see Tracking your AWS Free Tier usage in the AWS Billing User Guide.
- Add an EBS volume. For more information, see Create an Amazon EBS volume and Attach an Amazon EBS volume to an instance.
- Install the LAMP stack. For more information, see Tutorial: Install a LAMP web server on Amazon Linux 2.
How To Host A Dynamic Website On Aws
- Create S3 Bucket
- Upload web files to S3 bucket
- Create IAM Role
- Create an EC2 instance
- SSH with MobaXterm
- Install a LMP web server on Amazon Linux2
Now, let’s get into it!
Step 1 : Create S3 Bucket
You will need to create an S3 bucket to put your website’s files and folders.
To do this, login into your AWS management console and click on Services on the top navbar. From the Services drop-down, select S3 from the Storage section. This should display the S3 dashboard.
From the S3 dashboard, click on Create bucket. Give the bucket a unique name, the name you choose must be globally unique.
Next, choose your preferred AWS Region from the drop-down.
Under Block Public Access settings for this bucket section, check the Block all public access checkbox. This is done to make the bucket not accessible to the public.
Click on Disable for Bucket Versioning.
You can also Add tag to the bucket for easy identification.
Under Default encryption section, click on Enable for Server-side encryption. Then check Amazon S3 Key (SSE-S3).
Then click on Create bucket.
Step 2 : Upload web files to S3 bucket
After creating the bucket, you need to upload your website’s files and folders into it.
From the S3 dashboard, click on the name of the bucket you just created.
On the Objects tab, you can see that the bucket is currently empty, click on the Upload button.
This should take you to the Upload page. Drag and Drop the website files that was downloaded from this .
After the necessary files and folders have been added, scroll down and click on Upload.
The uploading should be done in a few minutes depending on your network and content size. Also, please do not close the tab while the upload process is going on.
Step 3 : Create IAM Role
Now, EC2 want to pull code from S3. So you want to create IAM Role to give EC2 permission to access S3.
To do this, from the Services drop-down, select IAM from the Security, Identity& Compliance section. From the IAM dashboard, click on Roles. Then Click on Create role.
Choose EC2 and click Next: Permissions.
Search for S3 and check AmazonS3FullAccess. Then click Next: Tags.
Click on Next: Review.
Give the role name and description. Then click on Create role.
Now, the role has been created successfully.
Step 4 : Create an EC2 instance
You will need to create an EC2 instance to install apache ( /var/www/html ) and copy the content of S3 to html directory.
To do this, from the Services drop-down, select EC2 from the Compute section. This should display the EC2 dashboard. From the EC2 dashboard, click on Launch instance.
For AMI, choose Quick Start and click on Select for Amazon Linux (Free tier eligible).
For an instance type, choose t2.micro (Free tier eligible). And click on Next: Configure Instance Details.
Determine 1 for Number of instances, default vpc for Network and Default in us-east-1a for Subnet.
Choose ec2s3role or whatever you named for IAM role. And Terminate for Shutdown behavior. Then click on Next: Add Storage.
Click on Next: Add Tags.
You can add tag Name: DynamicSite. Then click on Next: Configure Security Group.
Select Create a new security group. Give it Name: DynamicWebsiteSG and description: SG for DynamicWebApp. For SSH rule select My IP for Source. Click on Add Rule and select HTTP for Type and Anywhere for Source. Last rule select HTTPS for Type and Anywhere for Source. Click on Review and Launch.
Click on Launch.
Select Create a new key pair and RSA for type. Give it name WebServerKey and click on Download Key Pair. Note: You should download the key to can ssh on EC2. Click on Launch Instances.
Now, instance is launching successfully.
Click on Review Instance and wait Status check will be 2/2 checks passed.
Step 5 : SSH with MobaXterm
Now, you want to connect to EC2 by using MobaXterm. First you should copy public IPv4 address of EC2 instance.
Open MobaXterm and start a new remote session by clicking on Session.
Click on SSH. Paste IP of your EC2 For example:(3.86.76.216). And ec2-user for Specify username. Click on Advanced SSH settings, check Use private key and browse location of key. Click OK.
Now, you connected to EC2 successfully.
Step 6 : Install a LAMP web server on Amazon Linux 2
The following procedures help you install an Apache web server with PHP and MariaDB.
To ensure that all of your software packages are up to date, perform a quick software update on your instance.
Install the lamp-mariadb10.2-php7.2 and php7.2 Amazon Linux Extras repositories to get the latest versions of the LAMP MariaDB and PHP packages for Amazon Linux 2.
Now, you can install the Apache web server, MariaDB, and PHP software packages.
Start the Apache web server.
Use the systemctl command to configure the Apache web server to start at each system boot.
You can verify that httpd is on by running
Now, you want to copy content of website from S3 to directory /var/www/html in EC2 . Make sure you copy your S3 bucket name.
To verify that content is copied to /var/www/html .
Copy public IPv4 DNS and paste it in a new tab.
How to Get started with Amazon Ec2.
To get started with Amazon Ec2, you’ll need to find a service provider. You can search for providers on Amazon’s website or use the Amazon Ec2 Marketplace. Once you have an ec2 account and have selected a provider, start your own server. You can also use Amazon Ec2 for business purposes by setting up a web hosting account and using it to host your website.
Start Your Own Server
Once you have an ec2 account and have selected a provider, start your own server. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Log in to your ec2 account
2. Select the “server option” under “settings”
3. In the “hostname” field, enter the name of your new server
4. In the “location” field, enter a location where your server will be located (e.g., Amsterdam)
5. In the “type” field, select “server”
6. Click on the “start server” button
7. If you have a valid Amazon AWS keypair, your server will start up automatically and receive all the resources it needs
8. If you don’t have a valid Amazon AWS keypair, you will need to generate one
9. After your server has started up, reviewed its settings and connect to the internet
10. To verify that your server is working correctly, visit its Dashboard page
Use Amazon Ec2 for Business
Once your server has started up, you can use it for business purposes. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Log in to your ec2 account
2. Select the “server option” under “settings”
3. In the “hostname” field, enter the name of your new company or organization
4. In the “location” field, enter a location where your company or organization will be located (e.g., Amsterdam)
5. In the “type” field, select “server”
6. Click on the “start server” button
7. If you have a valid Amazon AWS keypair, your company or organization will start up automatically and receive all the resources it needs
8. If you don’t have a valid Amazon AWS keypair, you will need to generate one
9. After your company or organization has started up, reviewed its settings and connect to the internet
How to Optimize Your Amazon Ec2 Site.
Amazon Ec2 is a cloud-based platform that allows users to host websites and applications. To optimize your site for SEO, you first need to identify the keywords that your site is targeting and use those keywords in your content. Additionally, you should optimize your page for speed and loading times, as well as make sure that images are properly sized and cited.
Optimize Your Site for SEO
To improve your website’s search engine ranking, you will need to ensure that your site is optimized for Google Sheets and other SERP search engines. You can also use keyword research tools to find similar keywords that have been successful on your site. Finally, be sure to include relevant Amazon Affiliate Links in all of your content so that customers can purchase products from you without leaving the website!
Use Amazon Ec2 for an Animated Website
With an AmazonEc2 website, it’s easy to create engaging and visually stunning animations using the provided software. By using this type of animation software, you can add excitement and life into any website or application). To begin animating your website, follow these simple steps:
1) Set up the basic animation settings
2) Start by creating a new file named myanimation.zip
3) Upload the myanimation file to Amazon EC2
4) Add the following code to the root of your myanimation file
5) Click “Generate HTML”
6) Type in the following code into a browser window
A) My Animated Website
B) Download My Animated Website
C)
D)
My Animated Website
E) generated HTML
Optimize Your Amazon Ec2 Site for Social Media Marketing
With an AmazonEc2 website, you can use social media to promote your site and products. To optimize your social media marketing strategy, you first need to identify the keywords that your site is targeting and use those keywords in your content. Additionally, you should create a social media plan that includes strategies like online promotion, email marketing, and paid search advertising. Finally, be sure to include relevant Amazon Affiliate Links in all of your content so that customers can purchase products from you without leaving the website!
Conclusion
Amazon Ec2 is a great way to get started with web development. By using Amazon Ec2 for your business, you can optimize your site for SEO and increase traffic. Additionally, by using Amazon Ec2 for social media marketing, you can reach a larger audience and boost sales. Putting all of these together will help you grow your business quickly!