Amazon Single Node
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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.
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
- Select the Instance Type that you would like to run