Host WordPress Website in AWS

Photo Credit to CodeToFun

🤔 What is WordPress? #

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database.

WordPress offers a plugin architecture and a template system, allowing you to customize any website to your business, blog, portfolio, or online store.

🛢Host WordPress Website in AWS #

When you've finished customizing your WordPress website. To make your website visible to everyone, you must host it with a web hosting company.

Let's get started with how to host a WordPress website on Amazon Web Services.

1. Login to AWS Management Console and Go to EC2 Instances Dashboard.
   

   Photo Credit to CodeToFun

2. From the EC2 instances dashboard, click on the Instances (running) section.
   

   Photo Credit to CodeToFun

3. On the top right corner, click on the Launch instances button.
   

   Photo Credit to CodeToFun

4. Look for WordPress Certified Bitnami and Automattic instances in the AWS Marketplace.
   

   Photo Credit to CodeToFun
5. Click on the t2.micro instance from the 'Choose an Instance Type' option (free tier) and press the Review and Launch button.
   

   Photo Credit to CodeToFun

6. After you've double-checked your setup, press the launch button.
   

   Photo Credit to CodeToFun

7. AWS will now ask you whether you want to download a new key pair or use an existing key pair. Make your choice and click on the Launch button.
   

   Photo Credit to CodeToFun

8. Congratulations, an EC2 instance has been successfully launched. Now, open up the Public IPv4 address with http as its protocol.
   

   Photo Credit to CodeToFun

9. The default WordPress theme should now be running in your AWS EC2 instance.
   

   Photo Credit to CodeToFun
10. You will need your username and password to access your WordPress Admin Panel. Click the Action button, select Monitor and troubleshoot, and then Get system log to find your username and password.
    

    Photo Credit to CodeToFun

11. The Get system log console will now appear, and you can find your username and password by scrolling up a little.
    

    Photo Credit to CodeToFun

12. Congratulations, we've logged into our WordPress Admin Panel successfully.
    

    Photo Credit to CodeToFun

Did You Know?

Did you Know?

Wordpress Dominates 76.4% of CMS (Content management system) Market Share.

👨‍💻 Join our Community:

To get interesting news and instant updates on Front-End, Back-End, CMS and other Frameworks. Please Join the Telegram Channel:

Telegram 450

Author

👋 Hey, I'm Mari Selvan

For over eight years, I worked as a full-stack web developer. Now, I have chosen my profession as a full-time blogger at codetofun.com.

Buy me a coffee to make codetofun.com free for everyone.

Buy me a Coffee

Share Your Findings to All