Create a new service with Bring your own AWS Account
To create a new service, first, open Elestio Dashboard, then go to services from the left sidebar and click the button to create a new service.
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The first step is to
selectchoose a template or service tobedeploydeployed.and then click Deploy to move on to the next step.
We offer more than 200 software templates that are supported, so you can pick the one you want to use. If you want to learn more about a specific template before using it, click the Details button. All of the templates and their details are also available on our managed services page.
Use the category tabs to filter the selection of software.
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Select Service Cloud Provider
We provide 6 cloud service providers as well as Bring Your Own VM. You can choose AWS from this list.
Hetzner, Digital Ocean, LightSail, Linode, and Vultr providers' services are deployed on Elestio accounts, whereas AWS is Bring your own AWS account, so all of the services are deployed in your own AWS account.
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Now Configure your AWS Account with Elestio. We offer two types of connections: simple and access/secret keys.
Choose the Access/Secret key way to connect your AWS account.
Enter your AWS Account Administration access Access Key and Secret Key here, then click the Verify button to validate your AWS access credentials.
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Select Service Cloud Region
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Select Service Plan
You can view a list of all the AWS Ec2 plans we offer by clicking here.
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Choose the Disk Storage Size
By default, we configure it with 20GB, but you can change it as needed between 10 GB and 10 GB.
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Select Service Support
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Provide Service Name & Admin email (used to create the admin account)
By default, the name was prefilled with the template name, and the email was prefilled with the project owner's email, but you can change this.
3. Select the instance size that works for you
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5.SetAdvancedtheConfigurationsupportplans,
By windowsdefault, forAll OSsettings &are softwarealready updatesfilled andout, givebut ayou namecan alter them to suit your new servicepreferences.
OS updates include updates to the Linux kernel, security patches, and other important maintenance to keep your instance running smoothly.
Software updates update the code of the open-source application itself. We respect semantic versioning, so we will only implement minor and patch updates, in order to avoid non-breaking changes.
Maintenance windows are specified in UTC
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6.Now Click"the CreateService"Service buttonon the right when you are readyto deploy your service.
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After a few secondsseconds, your new service will appear in the list with athe status:status "Service is in deployment". It should only take 2-3 minutes beforefor your service willto be ready to use.
Once your service is ready youYou will getreceive an email with detailsinformation about the deployment of your software.software once your service is ready.
The URL and credentials tofor accessaccessing the web UI or database application are sent via email and are also available in the Service OverviewOverview.
Visit our documentation to learn more about manage services.