Introduction This article explains the foundations on how to start a new website or web application. The website will be hosted on the cloud, for a very effective cost. At the end of this article, the reader will be able to: Open an account on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and start an Elastic Compute Could (EC2) instance Configure the different parameters of the EC2 instance (connectivity, security, network) Create a domain name Link the domain name to the EC2 instance Run a Hello World website, and access it from anywhere Required Knowledge A very basic knowledge is required in these areas: HTTP Unix SSH Create an EC2 Instance in AWS The first step of the process, is to open an account with AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/ This should be quite straightforward, by clicking on Sign-Up or "Create a Free Account". The credit card information needs to be entered for verification, but the first year of basic usage will be free of charge, this is a great way to get...
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