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== Introduction == | == Introduction == |
Revision as of 10:07, 16 October 2014
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Introduction
After creating an amazon account (https://aws.amazon.com/), you can start a machine on Amazon using the GotCloud AMI.
The GotCloud AMI contains:
- GotCloud
- Reference Files
- Demo, see GotCloud: Amazon Demo for instructions on running the demo.
If you prefer not to use the GotCloud AMI, you can start up another AMI and install GotCloud as you normally would on a machine. See GotCloud Setup on Any Linux Machine.
Starting the GotCloud AMI
- Go to the EC2 Dashboard: https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-east-1#
- If it is not already selected, select
N. Virginia
from the dropdown menu in the upper right hand corner of the dashboard.- The GotCloud AMI is currently only in the
US East (N. Virginia)
region, so be sure you are set to that.
- The GotCloud AMI is currently only in the
- Select the
Launch Instance
button on the dashboard
- If it is not already selected, select
- Select the GotCloud AMI
- Select
Community AMIs
from the left menu - Type
gotcloud
(enter) in the search menu in order to see the GotCloud AMIs - Click the
Select
button on the most recent GotCloud AMI
- Select
- Choose an Instance Type
- Select the Instance Type that you would like to run
- For the Demo, we suggest
c3.2xlarge
- For the Demo, we suggest
- Click the
Review and Launch
button- Optionally you can select
Next:Configure Instance Details
to additional steps
- Optionally you can select
- Select the Instance Type that you would like to run
- Review Instance Launch
- Make any updates you would like
- You can increase the default storage volume or add additional volumes by selecting
Edit storage
- You can increase the default storage volume or add additional volumes by selecting
- When everything is as you like, click the
Launch
button
- Make any updates you would like
- Select/Create key pair
- If you have an existing key pair that you want to use:
- Select
Choose an existing key pair
- Select the key pair
- Click
Launch Instances
- Select
- If you want to create a new key pair:
- Select
Create a new key pair
- Name your key pair in the
Key pair name
field - Select
Download Key
- Click
Launch Instances
- Select
- If you have an existing key pair that you want to use: