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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:

1. GotCloud
2. Reference Files
3. 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

1. Go to the EC2 Dashboard: https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-east-1#
   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.
   2. Select the Launch Instance button on the dashboard

   

2. Select the GotCloud AMI
   1. Select Community AMIs from the left menu
   2. Type gotcloud (enter) in the search menu in order to see the GotCloud AMIs
   3. Click the Select button on the most recent GotCloud AMI

   

3. Choose an Instance Type
   1. Select the Instance Type that you would like to run
      • For the Demo, we suggest c3.2xlarge
   2. Click the Review and Launch button
      • Optionally you can select Next:Configure Instance Details to additional steps

   

4. Review Instance Launch
   1. Make any updates you would like
      • You can increase the default storage volume or add additional volumes by selecting Edit storage
   2. When everything is as you like, click the Launch button

   

5. Select/Create key pair
   1. If you have an existing key pair that you want to use:
      1. Select Choose an existing key pair
      2. Select the key pair
      3. Click Launch Instances
   2. If you want to create a new key pair:
      1. Select Create a new key pair
      2. Name your key pair in the Key pair name field
      3. Select Download Key
      4. Click Launch Instances