Elastic Compute Cloud
This guide covered how to set up the IIS (Internet Information Services) web server and create an EC2 instance on AWS. Following these instructions will allow you to set up a Windows-based web server in the cloud and prepare it to host websites or applications. This guide provides a solid foundation for working with AWS and IIS, regardless of your previous experience or want to develop your cloud skills.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a cloud platform that provides compute, storage, and database services for application development and scaling.
EC2 Instances are AWS virtual servers that provide resizable compute power for cloud-based application hosting and workload execution.
Here are the Guided Steps to follow!
- Sign up or log in using this link: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/signup?request_type=register
- Sign up as Root User
- Log in to your AWS Console.
- On the Right-Top Corner Locate and change the (1) region to suit your location.
- On the search bar, type EC2 (2)
- Select or click on (3) EC2
- Click on Launch Instance. Give the EC2 instance a name. We can also add additional tags like department, state, e.t.c. (optional).
Select Windows as the AMI (Amazon Machine Image).
On Instance Type Select t3.mirco
Choose Instance Type and create new key pair
Notice that the key file has been downloaded!
On Network Setting Select:
- Allow RDP traffic from
- Allow HTTP traffic from the internet.
On Configure storage
- Set your storage specifications.
- Connect to your instance.
On Connect to Instance
- Open RDP Client
- Download Remote Desktop File
Select Get Password
Get Windows Password
Locate the downloaded RDP file, then connect to the server.
Input the password, then log in.
- Yes
Install IIS Web Server
- Search for PowerShell on the desktop, run as Admin
- Enter the command Install-WindowsFeature -Name Web-Server-IncludeManagementTools
- Install Feature
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Wait for the server to install completely.
Success!
`Copy the Public IP address then paste in a browser.
Now let us test the IIS web server.
You can verify that IIS has been installed just by pasting the IP address of the VM in a browser.
Should in case you need to terminate or delete your EC2 instance for cost management, let's do it together.
Go back to your AWS Dashboard. Locate your EC2 instance.
Check or select the instance to be terminated.
Locate Instance State, then select Terminate Instance.
I hope this article is able to guide you through!
Bye for now!!!
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