Creating a Secure WordPress Website on AWS: A Practical Guide

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ITC-561
AWS Cloud Computing

Table of Contents
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Ques-1..............................................................................................................................................4
(I) Creating WordPress instance on AWS...................................................................................4
Ques-2............................................................................................................................................13
(I) Complete Website Screenshots with Instructions for Users to Add Comments and Photos13
Ques-3............................................................................................................................................18
(I) Securing Our WordPress Site...............................................................................................18
(II) Secure Access to Our WordPress Site.................................................................................19
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................20
References......................................................................................................................................21
Table of Figure
Figure 1: providing registering email..............................................................................................4
Figure 2: providing a password.......................................................................................................5
Figure 3: AWS management console..............................................................................................5
Figure 4: Selecting AMI..................................................................................................................6
Figure 5: Selecting an instance type................................................................................................7
Figure 6: Instance details configuration..........................................................................................7
Figure 7: Adding storage.................................................................................................................8
Figure 8: Adding a name tag...........................................................................................................8
Figure 9: Nametag set as WordPress...............................................................................................9
Figure 10: Setting security groups...................................................................................................9
Figure 11: Reviewing instance......................................................................................................10
Figure 12: selecting a security key................................................................................................10
Figure 13: launching instance........................................................................................................11
Figure 14: Navigating to instance system logs..............................................................................11
Figure 15: Viewing system logs and identifying password...........................................................12
Figure 16: Homepage of the website.............................................................................................12
Figure 17: logging in to WordPress...............................................................................................13
Figure 18: Dashboard of WordPress..............................................................................................13
Figure 19: home page of the website.............................................................................................14
Figure 20: about page....................................................................................................................15
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Figure 21: contact us......................................................................................................................16
Introduction
The organization named DTGOV is planning to migrate some of their services and applications
to the cloud. But they are facing problem in the migration of their services because most of their
technical staff has no experience of cloud and its services. So, the organization wants to develop
a website on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform using WordPress website which will
give their employees access to share the experience and issues they are concerned with.
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Ques-1
(I) Creating WordPress instance on AWS
These are the steps that are required to be followed in order to develop and deploy a WordPress
website over AWS.
1. The first step consists of logging in into AWS console using the registered credentials.
Figure 1: providing registering email
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Figure 2: providing a password
2. Once the user is logged in into the system the user will have to click on launch a virtual
instance to setup WordPress instance.
Figure 3: AWS management console
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3. After this, the user is required to select the appropriate AMI from the available instances.
Figure 4: Selecting AMI
4. Once after selecting the appropriate AMI, the user is required to select an instance type
and required to follow all steps to launch the instance.
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Figure 5: Selecting an instance type
Figure 6: Instance details configuration
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Figure 7: Adding storage
Figure 8: Adding a name tag
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Figure 9: Nametag set as WordPress
Figure 10: Setting security groups
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Figure 11: Reviewing instance
Figure 12: selecting a security key
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Figure 13: launching instance
5. Once the instance is launched the next step is to view the WordPress admin credentials
by navigating to the system logs of the system.
Figure 14: Navigating to instance system logs
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Figure 15: Viewing system logs and identifying password
6. The next step required to run the assigned IPv4 on the browser to view the sample
WordPress website.
Figure 16: Homepage of the website
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