Cloud Computing Experiment Report260

Cloud computing is a paradigm shift in how we think about computing. Instead of owning and maintaining our own IT infrastructure, we can now rent access to computing resources from a cloud provider. This can be a much more cost-effective and efficient way to do business.

In this experiment, I will be using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to perform a series of cloud computing tasks. I will be using AWS's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service to create and manage virtual machines, and AWS's Simple Storage Service (S3) to store and retrieve data.

Objectives
To learn how to use AWS EC2 to create and manage virtual machines.
To learn how to use AWS S3 to store and retrieve data.
To gain experience with cloud computing concepts and best practices.

Procedure

Creating an AWS Account

The first step is to create an AWS account. This can be done by visiting the AWS website and clicking on the "Sign Up" button.

Creating an EC2 Instance

Once you have an AWS account, you can create an EC2 instance. An EC2 instance is a virtual machine that runs in the cloud. You can use EC2 instances to host applications, websites, and other computing workloads.

To create an EC2 instance, log in to the AWS Management Console and click on the "EC2" link.

Next, click on the "Instances" tab and click on the "Launch Instance" button.

On the "Choose an Amazon Machine Image (AMI)" page, select the "Amazon Linux 2 AMI" and click on the "Select" button.

On the "Choose an Instance Type" page, select the "" instance type and click on the "Next" button.

On the "Configure Instance Details" page, enter a name for your instance and click on the "Next" button.

On the "Add Storage" page, click on the "Create New Volume" button.

Enter a size for your volume and click on the "Create" button.

Click on the "Next" button.

On the "Configure Security Group" page, click on the "Add Rule" button.

Select the "HTTP" protocol and enter the port range 80-80.

Click on the "Add" button.

Click on the "Next" button.

On the "Review and Launch" page, review your settings and click on the "Launch" button.

Connecting to Your EC2 Instance

Once your EC2 instance is launched, you can connect to it using a secure shell (SSH) client.

To do this, you will need the public IP address of your instance. You can find this information in the AWS Management Console by clicking on the "Instances" tab and selecting your instance.

Once you have the public IP address of your instance, you can connect to it using an SSH client such as PuTTY.

To connect to your instance using PuTTY, enter the public IP address of your instance into the "Host Name (or IP address)" field and click on the "Open" button.

You will be prompted to enter your username and password. The default username for Amazon Linux 2 is "ec2-user".

Installing Apache HTTPD

Once you are connected to your EC2 instance, you can install Apache HTTPD by running the following command:sudo yum install httpd

After Apache HTTPD is installed, you can start it by running the following command:sudo service httpd start


Configuring Apache HTTPD

Once Apache HTTPD is started, you can configure it to serve your own website or application.

To do this, edit the Apache HTTPD configuration file by running the following command:sudo vi /etc/httpd/conf/

Add the following lines to the configuration file:
DocumentRoot /var/www/html

Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted

Save the configuration file and exit.

Restart Apache HTTPD by running the following command:sudo service httpd restart


Uploading Files to S3

Now that Apache HTTPD is configured, you can upload your website or application files to S3.

To do this, create an S3 bucket by logging in to the AWS Management Console and clicking on the "S3" link.

Click on the "Create Bucket" button.

Enter a name for your bucket and click on the "Create" button.

Once your S3 bucket is created, you can upload files to it by clicking on the "Upload" button.

Select the files you want to upload and click on the "Start Upload" button.

Configuring Apache HTTPD to Serve Static Content from S3

Once your files are uploaded to S3, you can configure Apache HTTPD to serve static content from S3.

To do this, add the following lines to the Apache HTTPD configuration file:
DocumentRoot /var/www/html

Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted



DocumentRoot s3://your-bucket-name/

Replace "your-bucket-name" with the name of your S3 bucket.

Save the configuration file and exit.

Restart Apache HTTPD by running the following command:sudo service httpd restart

Results

After following the steps in this experiment, I was able to successfully create and manage an EC2 instance, install Apache HTTPD, configure Apache HTTPD to serve my own website, and upload files to S3.

I also gained experience with cloud computing concepts and best practices.

Conclusion

Cloud computing is a powerful tool that can be used to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of your business.

By following the steps in this experiment, you can learn how to use AWS to create and manage your own cloud computing infrastructure.

2025-01-07

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