.png){kind=link}
.png){kind=link}
Complex dev workflow to Travis and ElasticBean
AWS Configuration Cheat Sheet This lecture note is not intended to be a replacement for the videos, but only to serve as a cheat sheet for students who want to quickly run thru the AWS configuration steps or easily see if they missed a step. Steps listed are accurate as of 7-11-2019, keep in mind that AWS makes frequent small changes to their UI.
RDS Database Creation
Go to AWS Management Console and use Find Services to search for RDS
Click Create database button
Select PostgreSQL
Check 'only enable options eligible for RDS Free Usage Tier' and click Next button
Scroll down to Settings Form
Set DB Instance identifier to multi-docker-postgres
Set Master Username to postgres
Set Master Password to postgres and confirm
Click Next button
Make sure VPC is set to Default VPC
Scroll down to Database Options
Set Database Name to fibvalues
Scroll down and click Create Database button
ElastiCache Redis Creation
Go to AWS Management Console and use Find Services to search for ElastiCache
Click Redis in sidebar
Click the Create button
Make sure Redis is set as Cluster Engine
In Redis Settings form, set Name to multi-docker-redis
Change Node type to 'cache.t2.micro'
Change Number of replicas to 0
Scroll down to Advanced Redis Settings
Subnet Group should say “Create New"
Set Name to redis-group
VPC should be set to default VPC
Tick all subnet’s boxes
Scroll down and click Create button
Creating a Custom Security Group
Go to AWS Management Console and use Find Services to search for VPC
Click Security Groups in sidebar
Click Create Security Group button
Set Security group name to multi-docker
Set Description to multi-docker
Set VPC to default VPC
Click Create Button
Click Close
Manually tick the empty field in the Name column of the new security group and type multi-docker, then click the checkmark icon.
Scroll down and click Inbound Rules
Click Edit Rules button
Click Add Rule
Set Port Range to 5432-6379
Click in box next to Custom and start typing 'sg' into the box. Select the Security Group you just created, it should look similar to 'sg-…. | multi-docker’
Click Save Rules button
Click Close
Applying Security Groups to ElastiCache
Go to AWS Management Console and use Find Services to search for ElastiCache
Click Redis in Sidebar
Check box next to Redis cluster and click Modify
Change VPC Security group to the multi-docker group and click Save
Click Modify
Applying Security Groups to RDS
Go to AWS Management Console and use Find Services to search for RDS
Click Databases in Sidebar and check box next to your instance
Click Modify button
Scroll down to Network and Security change Security group to multi-docker
Scroll down and click Continue button
Click Modify DB instance button
Applying Security Groups to Elastic Beanstalk
Go to AWS Management Console and use Find Services to search for Elastic Beanstalk
Click the multi-docker application tile
Click Configuration link in Sidebar
Click Modify in Instances card
Scroll down to EC2 Security Groups and tick box next to multi-docker
Click Apply and Click Confirm
Setting Environment Variables
Go to AWS Management Console and use Find Services to search for Elastic Beanstalk
Click the multi-docker application tile
Click Configuration link in Sidebar
Select Modify in the Software tile
Scroll down to Environment properties
In another tab Open up ElastiCache, click Redis and check the box next to your cluster. Find the Primary Endpoint and copy that value but omit the :6379
Set REDIS_HOST key to the primary endpoint listed above, remember to omit :6379
Set REDIS_PORT to 6379
Set PGUSER to postgres
Set PGPASSWORD to postgrespassword
In another tab, open up RDS dashboard, click databases in sidebar, click your instance and scroll to Connectivity and Security. Copy the endpoint.
Set the PGHOST key to the endpoint value listed above.
Set PGDATABASE to fibvalues
Set PGPORT to 5432
Click Apply button
IAM Keys for Deployment
Go to AWS Management Console and use Find Services to search for IAM
Click Users link in the Sidebar
Click Add User button
Set User name to multi-docker-deployer
Set Access-type to Programmatic Access
Click Next:Permissions button
Select Attach existing polices directly button
Search for 'beanstalk' and check all boxes
Click Next:Review
Add tag if you want and Click Next:Review
Click Create User
Copy Access key ID and secret access key for use later
AWS Keys in Travis
Open up Travis dashboard and find your multi-docker app
Click More Options, and select Settings
Scroll to Environment Variables
Add AWS_ACCESS_KEY and set to your AWS access key
Add AWS_SECRET_KEY and set to your AWS secret key