HW 4 – Setup a linux server

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Reference:
  1. Go to https://portal.aws.amazon.com
  2. Sign up with google account (Kenyon)
  3. Verify phone number
  4. Set up your account: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/get-set-up-for-amazon-ec2.html
    Make sure to create a Ubuntu 22.04 server.
  5. (You must set up a key pair to secure your connections to your server.)
  6. Create a linux server: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EC2_GetStarted.html
  7. Hit the connect button to log in from the web browser.
  8. Create a SSH on you own laptop: Mac:
    1. Open a new Terminal window.
    2. Type:
      ssh-keygen -b 4096 -t rsa
    3. You will be prompted to enter a filename. By default, your keys will be saved as id_rsa and id_rsa.pub. …
    4. When prompted, enter a passphrase.
    5. This will created a hidden directory called . ssh that contains both your public (id_rsa..pub) and private (id_rsa.) key files. 
  9. Create a SSH key on you own laptop: Windows: Link
  10. Copy your public key and mine to your new server:
    1. On you laptop “cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub”
    2. Copy the entire publin key contents.
    3. Log into your Linux VM on the web page
    4. “cd ~/.ssh”
    5. “nano authorized_keys”
    6. Go to the end of the file and paste in the public key.
    7. Go to the end of the file and paste in my public key:
      ssh-rsa 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 skonjp@k120716
    8. To exit nano – type “Control-o, return”, Control-x”
  11. Log directly into your linux server from a terminal window on your laptop:
    1. Get the ip address from the EC2 console on AWS
    2. “ssh ubuntu@ip.address“
    3. You can now control your system from this window.
  12. Get a remote editor working
    1. MacOS – use BBEdit. BBEdit – File->Open from FTP/STP server. (remote editing)
    2. Windows – Notepad++ (Remote Edit)
  13. Add your AWS servers pulic ssh key to github (just like you did for your laptop)
  14. Turn in the IP address of your new server.
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