Unit01 Setup Amazon Web Services

Overview

The purpose of this assignment is to have you create an account on AWS and then create a new installation of WordPress.

Tools

• SFTP Extension by Natizyskunk

Objectives

At the end of this module, you should be able to...

• Create your own account on AWS
• Spin up a new instance of Lightsail
• Install WordPress
• Connect to AWS using VS Code

Tasks

• Install the VS Code "SFTP Extension" by Natizyskunk
• Install the VS Code "Live Server Extension" by Ritwick Dey
• Install the VS Code "Live Sass Compiler Extension" by Glenn Marks
• Install the Chrome "Web Developer Extension"
• Create you own account on Amazon Web Services
• Create a Linux/Unix platform with a WordPress blueprint (the $3.50 per month is sufficient)
• Make a note of the IP number to access your WordPress site.
• Download your own default SSH key

Watch

• Kultra
• 4610 01a- Course Overview
• 4610 01b- Overview of AWS and WordPress
• 4610 01c- Local Folder Structure
• 4610 01d- New Wordpress Instance
• 4610 01e- Visual Studio Extension
• 4610 01f- Download SSH Key
• 4610 01g- SFTP Configuration and Connection

Reflection Questions

After reading the following article, write me a short 1-2 paragraph summary and submit it in Canvas.

• Please submit a 1-2 paragraph summary on 6 Reasons Why We Chose AWS by Sainath Ak

Assignment Checklist

Unit01 Setup Amazon Web Services (10 pts)

AWS Checklist

• Submit a link in Canvas to your WordPress blueprint hosted on AWS

Grade

In order to receive a grade for this assignment you must earn 90% of the points listed above.

• Pass
• Fail