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AWS Configuration Cheat Sheet

This lecture note is not intended to be a replacement for the videos, but only to serve as a cheat sheet for students who want to quickly run thru the AWS configuration steps or easily see if they missed a step. Steps listed are accurate as of 7-11-2019, keep in mind that AWS makes frequent small changes to their UI.

RDS Database Creation

  • Go to AWS Management Console and use Find Services to search for RDS
  • Click Create database button
  • Select PostgreSQL
  • Check 'only enable options eligible for RDS Free Usage Tier' and click Next button
  • Scroll down to Settings Form
  • Set DB Instance identifier to multi-docker-postgres
  • Set Master Username to postgres
  • Set Master Password to postgres and confirm
  • Click Next button
  • Make sure VPC is set to Default VPC
  • Scroll down to Database Options
  • Set Database Name to fibvalues
  • Scroll down and click Create Database button

ElastiCache Redis Creation

  • Go to AWS Management Console and use Find Services to search for ElastiCache
  • Click Redis in sidebar
  • Click the Create button
  • Make sure Redis is set as Cluster Engine
  • In Redis Settings form, set Name to multi-docker-redis
  • Change Node type to 'cache.t2.micro'
  • Change Number of replicas to 0
  • Scroll down to Advanced Redis Settings
  • Subnet Group should say “Create New"
  • Set Name to redis-group
  • VPC should be set to default VPC
  • Tick all subnet’s boxes -Scroll down and click Create button

Creating a Custom Security Group

-Go to AWS Management Console and use Find Services to search for VPC

  • Click Security Groups in sidebar
  • Click Create Security Group button
  • Set Security group name to multi-docker
  • Set Description to multi-docker
  • Set VPC to default VPC
  • Click Create Button
  • Click Close
  • Manually tick the empty field in the Name column of the new security group and type multi-docker, then click the checkmark icon.
  • Scroll down and click Inbound Rules
  • Click Edit Rules button
  • Click Add Rule
  • Set Port Range to 5432-6379
  • Click in box next to Custom and start typing 'sg' into the box. Select the Security Group you just created, it should look similar to 'sg-…. | multi-docker’ -Click Save Rules button -Click Close

Applying Security Groups to ElastiCache

  • Go to AWS Management Console and use Find Services to search for ElastiCache
  • Click Redis in Sidebar
  • Check box next to Redis cluster and click Modify
  • Change VPC Security group to the multi-docker group and click Save
  • Click Modify
  • Applying Security Groups to RDS
  • Go to AWS Management Console and use Find Services to search for RDS
  • Click Databases in Sidebar and check box next to your instance
  • Click Modify button
  • Scroll down to Network and Security change Security group to multi-docker
  • Scroll down and click Continue button
  • Click Modify DB instance button

Applying Security Groups to Elastic Beanstalk

  • Go to AWS Management Console and use Find Services to search for Elastic Beanstalk
  • Click the multi-docker application tile
  • Click Configuration link in Sidebar
  • Click Modify in Instances card
  • Scroll down to EC2 Security Groups and tick box next to multi-docker
  • Click Apply and Click Confirm

Setting Environment Variables

  • Go to AWS Management Console and use Find Services to search for Elastic Beanstalk
  • Click the multi-docker application tile
  • Click Configuration link in Sidebar
  • Select Modify in the Software tile
  • Scroll down to Environment properties
  • In another tab Open up ElastiCache, click Redis and check the box next to your cluster. Find the Primary Endpoint and copy that value (DO NOT COPY PORT NUMBER HERE)
  • Set REDIS_HOST key to the primary endpoint listed above, remember to omit :6379
  • Set REDIS_PORT to 6379
  • Set PGUSER to postgres
  • Set PGPASSWORD to postgrespassword
  • In another tab, open up RDS dashboard, click databases in sidebar, click your instance and scroll to Connectivity and Security. Copy the endpoint.
  • Set the PGHOST key to the endpoint value listed above.
  • Set PGDATABASE to fibvalues
  • Set PGPORT to 5432
  • Click Apply button

IAM Keys for Deployment

  • Go to AWS Management Console and use Find Services to search for IAM
  • Click Users link in the Sidebar
  • Click Add User button
  • Set User name to multi-docker-deployer
  • Set Access-type to Programmatic Access
  • Click Next:Permissions button
  • Select Attach existing polices directly button
  • Search for beanstalk and check all boxes
  • Click Next:Review
  • Add tag if you want and Click Next:Review
  • Click Create User
  • Copy Access key ID and secret access key for use later

AWS Keys in Travis

  • Open up Travis dashboard and find your multi-docker app
  • Click More Options, and select Settings
  • Scroll to Environment Variables
  • Add AWS_ACCESS_KEY and set to your AWS access key
  • Add AWS_SECRET_KEY and set to your AWS secret key