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Installing and Configuring Wordpress in Lightsail
In this learning activity, we will use Amazon Lightsail to create a simple Wordpress blog. The goal of this activity is to gain experience with: * Creating a Lightsail instance with pre-installed applications * Connecting to instances using the web console or local SSH client * Creating and attaching static IP addresses to instances * Diagnosing and updating network restrictions that apply to instances These objectives will help us build a foundation for more advanced Lightsail use.
Lab Info
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Challenge
Create a Lightsail instance using the Wordpress blueprint.
- Create a Lightsail instance using the Wordpress blueprint.
- Select the
2 GBmemory instance size.
- Connect to the instance using SSH and obtain the Wordpress admin password.
- Using the admin password, connect to http://instanceip/wpadmin and create a blog post.
- Navigate to http://instanceip and ensure you can see the post.
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Challenge
Allocate a static IP for the instance.
- Create and attach a static IP address to the instance.
- Confirm visually and functionally that the IP address is static.
- Navigate to http://instancestaticip to ensure the IP address is functional.
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Challenge
Prune the network firewall to allow only essential ports.
- Disallow SSH connectivity to the Wordpress instance.
- Disallow HTTPS connectivity to the Wordpress instance.
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Tidy up networking and delete the instance.
- Detach and remove the Wordpress instance's static public IP.
- Delete the Wordpress instance.
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