Migrating to Amazon Linux 2

by | Jul 7, 2018 | AWS

I run all my EC2 workloads on Amazon Linux. It comes with a superb AWS integration, a secure default configuration, regular security updates, and I can open AWS Support tickets if I run into any problems. In late December 2017, AWS announced the successor of Amazon...

Tutorial: Install a LAMP Web Server on Amazon Linux 2

by | Jul 7, 2018 | AWS

The following procedures help you install an Apache web server with PHP and MariaDB (a community-developed fork of MySQL) support on your Amazon Linux 2 instance (sometimes called a LAMP web server or LAMP stack). You can use this server to host a static website or...

SETTING UP JAVA ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE ON EC2

by | Jul 7, 2018 | AWS, Linux / Ubuntu

STEPS TO SET JAVA ENVIROMENT VARIABLE ON EC2 IN 4 SIMPLE STEPS. First, check the version of JDK Step 1: Ensure you have right version of JAVA installed or upgrade if necessary (Optional) The latest version of JAVA is 1.8, by default Amazon Linux has JAVA version 1.7...

I can’t SSH to instance started in new subnet/zone

by | Jul 7, 2018 | AWS

I have an AMI and security group that I’ve been starting instances from, using our VPC and a subnet we’ve had defined, for a long time. Once such instances start, I’m able to SSH to them.So far so good.Lately we started getting error messages about...

AWS: Alternate Sign In for Two-Step Verification

by | May 15, 2018 | AWS

Some Amazon devices and apps won’t display a separate page for you to enter your unique security code for Two-Step Verification. You will still need to enter the security code in addition to your password. Two-Step Verification is a feature that adds an extra layer of...