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Provision an AWS Lightsail Instance

Follow these steps to create an AWS Lightsail instance and configure it for GuardLlama.

Create an AWS Lightsail Instance​

  1. Log in to your AWS account and navigate to the Lightsail service, or go to https://lightsail.aws.amazon.com/.
  2. Click "Create instance".
  3. Select the region closest to you.
  4. Choose the following options:
    • Platform: Linux
    • Blueprint: OS Only -> Select your preferred Linux distribution

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  1. Leave all other settings at their default values, including the pricing option (which defaults to the equivalent of a nano EC2 instance).
  2. Click "Create instance".

Once your instance status changes to running, click Manage in the instance menu.

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Configure Networking and Connect to Your Instance​

  1. Go to the "Networking" tab.

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  1. Add custom rules to allow the following ports from any address.
    • TCP 22 (SSH)
    • TCP 443 (HTTPS)
    • UDP 30001-30005 (GuardLlama)

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  1. Click "Connect using SSH" or use your preferred SSH client to connect to the instance using the provided public IP address.

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Install GuardLlama​

Once you are connected to your instance, proceed to the installation steps to set up GuardLlama.