How to Deploy a WordPress Website on AWS in 5 minutes
Abiodun Eniola
Posted on April 7, 2024
Get your website up and running in 5 minutes with these few steps
Let's get started!
Step 1
- Login to the Amazon console and Launch Lightsail
- Click on Create instance
Step 2
- Select a Region
- Select an Availability Zone
Step 3
Choose an instance image
- Select Linux/Unix as the platform.
- Select WordPress as the blueprint.
Step 4
- Choose an instance plan
- Specify a name for the instance
- Click on create instance
Our instance has been launched successfully
Step 6
- Let's connect to our instance
- Choose the SSH quick-connect icon for your WordPress instance.
After the browser-based SSH client window opens,
- Enter the following command to retrieve the default application password:
cat $HOME/bitnami_application_password
Keep the password displayed on the screen. You use it later to sign in to the admin dashboard of your WordPress website
Step 7
- Let's sign in to the admin console of WordPress
- Copy the link below to a web browser
http://PublicIpAddress/wp-login.php
Replace PublicIpAddress with the public IP address of your WordPress instance.
- In the username field enter "user"
- In the Password field, enter the default password obtained earlier then login
Viola!
You are now signed in to the administration dashboard of your WordPress website where you can perform administrative actions.
Now the Wordpress site is fully deployed. You can install plugins like Elementor to start building your website.
Posted on April 7, 2024
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