FreeSBC:Cloud:AWS Installation A

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This page is intended to give assistance to people launching an instance of FreeSBC using Amazon Machine Image (AMI) on Amazon Web Service (AWS). In the Troubleshot section, instructions are suggested for a potential issue that a user may encounter.

Contents

Procedure to instanciate an AMI

  1. After logging in your Amazon account, click on “EC2” in the main AWS console:
  2. ConsoleEC2.png


  3. On the left menu, click on “AMIs”:
  4. AMIs.png


  5. Click on the filter drop list and select “Private image” to locate FreeSBC AMI:
  6. PrivateImages.png


  7. Select the image and click “Launch”: (Check the troubleshooting section if you have a launching issue)
  8. SelectAMI.png


  9. Select the instance type and its resources. For FreeSBC to run, you need to launch at least m4.large (2 vCPU, 8 GiB):
  10. SelectResources.png


  11. Click “Review and Launch”:
  12. LaunchResources.png


  13. Click “Launch”. Please, note that FreeSBC is free of charges. However, you will still be charged by Amazon for using their resources you allocated:
  14. LaunchInstance.png


  15. You will be prompted to create a key pair, allowing you to securely connect to your instance. Select “Create a new key pair” if you do not own one, and give it a name. Then, click on “Download Key Pair” to download a .pem file since it is needed for a secured SSH connection:
  16. DownloadKey.png


  17. Click on “Launch Instances”:
  18. LaunchWithKey.png


  19. You can view your instance by clicking on “View Instances”:
  20. ViewInstance.png


  21. Select the instance m4.large you just created, and give a name:
  22. RenameInstance.png


You are ready to connect to FreeSBC instance on AWS through the Web Portal.


Troubleshooting

If you come across the following issue, please follow the suggested instructions:

Launch Failed after step 4

FailedLaunch.png

  1. Follow the link:
  2. FailedLaunchLink.png


  3. Click on “Continue to Subscribe”:
  4. Subscribe.png


  5. If you agree with Amazon conditions, click on “Accept Software Terms & Launch with 1-click”. Now, you are ready to launch the instance you need:
  6. Accept.png

Test if FreeSBC is up and running in real-time

You can open a session of the image running CentOS7 and check the status of FreeSBC in real-time. Depending on your operating system, you can follow the links on Amazon guide to do so:

Your Computer Topic
Linux Connecting to Your Linux Instance Using SSH
Windows Connecting to Your Linux Instance from Windows Using PuTTY
All (using Firefox, Edge or Internet Explorer) Connecting to Your Linux Instance Using MindTerm
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