I work
as a technology consultant, and it’s been some time since I’ve been hands-on (these days, I typically architect solutions on paper and the work with technology architects, designers, and developers to implement the solution). This blog will give me the opportunity, in a live environment, to get my hands dirty. Along the way, I’ll document what I’ve done, so others can follow (or use for their own purposes).
Step 1: Take AWS training. The best place to get instant hands-on experience is aws.qwiklabs.com. The website provides everything you need to learn about AWS and to build working examples.1
Step 2: Sign up for a free account. And yes, free means free, for the most part (more on that later).
Step 3: Build a LAMP server. The instructions here (http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/install-LAMP.html) are easy peasy.
Step 4: Install WordPress. Again, super simple instructions (http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/hosting-wordpress.html) Continue reading “Getting Started with my Blog on AWS”