AWS

Amazon Web Services allows us to deploy virtual machine images on Amazon's clusters. You can also deploy Docker images. Follow these steps to set up AWS:

  1. Sign up for an account with AWS. Registration is free of charge, but a credit card number is required even for the free of charge tier
  2. Some identity verification will need to happen, which can be done via an automated challenge-response phone call.
  3. When the user verification process is complete, you will be able to log in to AWS and use the web console.

    Tip

    In my opinion, the AWS web console does not represent the epitome of web interface usability, but it gets the job done. There are a host of options, and in our case, we are interested in the virtual machine and Docker container options.

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