SAS 031 – In The Lab – AWS Lightsail

18/10/2019 41 min

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode I walk through the process to setup an AWS Lightsail WordPress multi-site server.  This is also available as a video on my YouTube channel.

https://lightsail.aws.amazon.com
Affordable, configurable, fast
 Transfer allowance

In and out count towards allowance
Inbound traffic is free after allowance is met
$0.09/GB after allowance

1TB = $90




5 static IP’s, 3 domain zones
20 SSL certificates per year

10 SAN’s per certificate


Snapshots

$0.05/GB/month

20GB = $1/month




Create AWS account
Create Lightsail instance

WordPress Multi-site
Login to console
Find password
Login to WordPress
Configure DNS
Setup primary domain

https://docs.bitnami.com/aws/apps/wordpress-multisite/configuration/configure-wordpress-multisite/


Setup SSL

https://docs.bitnami.com/aws/how-to/understand-bncert/


Fix “Cookies are blocked” login issues

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-cookies-are-blocked-or-not-supported-by-your-browser-15/


Remove bitnami banner

https://docs.bitnami.com/aws/how-to/bitnami-remove-banner/