Tag: wordpress
Create an Instance
Purchase a pre-installed image of this tutorial and check out our new knowledge base WordPress Now. Create an EC2 Server Instance Now that you have an account, you can log in to the AWS Console to create your new virtual...
Install Themes and Plugins
Purchase a pre-installed image of this tutorial and check out our new knowledge base WordPress Now. Choosing a Theme There are many great themes for WordPress. A lot are free but I don’t mind spending a bit (<$50) for a...
Install W3 Total Cache
Purchase a pre-installed image of this tutorial and check out our new knowledge base WordPress Now. Installing the W3 Total Cache Plugin W3 Total Cache is an outstanding WordPress plugin. It’s free and provides a tremendous performance optimization for your...
Install Varnish
Purchase a pre-installed image of this tutorial and check out our new knowledge base WordPress Now. Installing Varnish Depending on the complexity of your WordPress theme, performance can actually be quite slow on AWS. That’s where Varnish can make a...
Install WordPress
Purchase a pre-installed image of this tutorial and check out our new knowledge base WordPress Now. Install WordPress It’s time for the fun part of installing WordPress. Full instructions are supplied in more detail at WordPress’ Codex. Upgrade to the...
Secure Your Instance
Purchase a pre-installed image of this tutorial and check out our new knowledge base WordPress Now. Secure Your Instance While AWS provides its own firewall, there are still things you can do minimize security risks. Here are three things I...
Sign up for AWS
Purchase a pre-installed image of this tutorial and check out our new knowledge base WordPress Now. Sign Up for an AWS Account If you don’t yet have an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account, sign up for one. If you already...