Provision a Server on AWS

EE Dashboard supports provisioning new servers on AWS with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. 

1. Go to Servers > Click on the ‘Add New’ button
   
2. Choose AWS as your cloud provider and proceed to the next step.
   
   
   
3. Server Configuration: Enter Server Details
   1. Server Name: Provide a name for the server.
      Example: domain.com, sub.domain.com
   2. Server Category: Select the purpose of the server.
      Example: development, production
      
      
      
   3. Amazon EBS Size:  
      Enter disk size in GB (e.g. 20). 
      EBS type used: gp3 volume with 3000 IOPS and 125 MiB/s is used.
      
      
      
   4. Choose Server Region:
      
      
      
      • Select a preferred location:
        1. United States, Japan, South Korea, India, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Ireland, UK, France, Brazil
           Note: Each region may have different availability and pricing.
      • Choose Instance Plan
        Select an EC2 instance based on your requirements
        Pricing is indicative – confirm final costs with AWS.
4. Click Submit to Provision your Server.
   EasyEngine will automatically create the EC2 instance and set it up with your chosen configuration.
   
5. Note: Server provisioning might take 15-20 minutes. The server status will automatically update to “Live” once provisioning is complete.
6. Need help? Contact us via helpdesk.

Secure & Access Servers

Once provisioned, you’ll be able to:

• SSH into the server by adding SSH keys at the organization level or at the individual server.
• Create and manage WordPress or other PHP sites.
• Enable Firewall and block malicious traffic.