====== Amazon Web Services ======
Amazon Web Services ("AWS") is one of the largest growing on-demand scalable cloud platforms. AWS makes it easy to launch virtual Linux environments in seconds with pre-installed packages for the perfect get up and go solutions.

===== AMI Launch =====
As of the release of LiteSpeed Web Server ("LSWS") 5.1.13, there is a custom Amazon Machine Image ("AMI") based off of CentOS 7 with LiteSpeed Web Server built-in. Each AMI install comes with a free 15-day trial. 

[[https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B01N9YXGSA|AWS LiteSpeed Web Server]]

==== Setup ====
The following steps detail how to load the LSWS AMI on one’s own EC2 environment.

  - Go to [[https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B01N9YXGSA|AWS LiteSpeed Web Server]]
  - Click “Continue” on the right hand side
  - Log in
  - Select either 1-Click Launch or Manual Launch
    * 1-Click Launch will automate the entire setup process of the EC2 environment without having to launch the EC2 console.
    * Manual Launch will provide more options to choose from. All of the options available, except for Security Groups, are not related to LSWS; they are just personal preferences. 
    * The Security Groups option should be left as default for both 1-Click Launch and Manual Launch.
  - After the EC2 environment is fully launched, the EC2 environment is accessible from any browser as well as ssh.
    * Website - <nowiki>http://<EC2-IP>/</nowiki>
    * SSH - <nowiki>ssh -i /path/to/EC2-Key centos@<EC2-IP></nowiki>
      * Note: The user to login to the EC2 environment is **centos** and be sure to specify the path to the ssh key for the EC2 environment, as AWS does not permit password login by default.
    * Web GUI - <nowiki>http://<EC2-IP>:7080</nowiki>
      * To access the Web GUI please login to the EC2 environment and run the following commands:
        * <code>sudo su
/usr/local/lsws/admin/misc/admpass.sh</code>
  - That’s it! The EC2 environment that was just setup now is running LSWS with little work needed.

===== Manual Install =====
Because AWS just provides a virtual environment of Linux, one can follow our standard installation guides to install LSWS on any AWS AMI.
|[[litespeed_wiki:installation|Installation Guide for LSWS]]|How to install LiteSpeed Web Server|