Launch AWS instance
To launch an instance:
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Navigate to AWS and sign in with an appropriately privileged account.
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Select Services.
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In the Compute section, select EC2.
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In the left navigation pane, in IMAGES, click AMIs.
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Select an Okta Access Gateway AMI imate and click Actions > Launch.
The Launch Instance wizard starts.-
In Choose an Instance Type, select an appropriate Type, then click Next: Configure Instance Details.
For development purposes, t2.micro is sufficient. Consult the capacity planning pages for instance sizing information. -
Skip forward to security configuration by clicking 6. Configure Security.
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In the configure security step, create a new security group containing three rules for SSH, HTTP, and HTTPS with values:
Type Protocol Port SSH TCP 22 HTTP TCP 80 HTTPS TCP 443 -
When complete the new rules should resemble:
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Click Review and Launch.
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Click Launch.
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In the Select an existing keypair dialog box, go to Proceed without a Keypair and select the Acknowledge check box.
- Click Launch.
Note: It can take anywhere from 3-5 minutes for your instance to launch. -
Click View Instances and wait for the instance to start.
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