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# Prerequisites

# CMS Subscription

The following steps cover the setup of the Drupal Pro on the AWS Marketplace. Click the “Continue to Subscribe” button at the top of the AWS Marketplace listing page to continue the process. Drupal Pro is available as a monthly subscription on the AWS Marketplace. The subscription includes the software's operational and infrastructure costs for running on AWS.

  1. Subscribe to Solodev on the AWS Marketplace. SUBSCRIBE
  2. Review and accept the "Terms and Conditions".
  3. Click "Continue to Configuration".

Drupal Pro Continue to Configuration

# Configure Software

  1. Choose a fulfillment option and software version to launch this software.

Drupal Configure options

Name Description
Fulfillment option Select a fulfillment option. Default: Amazon Machine Image (AMI).
Software version Select the software version. The latest version of Drupal Pro is always recommended.
Region Select the AWS Region.
  1. Click "Continue to Launch."

Drupal continue to launch

# Launch Software

Review the launch configuration details and follow the instructions to launch this software.

To continue the installation, click the Launch button below and follow the outlined steps.

LAUNCH DRUPAL

# Create Stack

  1. Create a stack.

Drupal Pro Create Stack

  1. Click Next.

# Stack Details

# Provide a stack name
  1. Provide a stack name. Stack name must be 1 to 128 characters, start with a letter, and only contain alphanumeric characters.

Drupal Pro stack name

# Parameters
  1. Specify the parameters in the setup section.

Drupal Pro params setup

Name Description
VPCID Choose which VPC the Application should be deployed to.

An Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a dedicated environment that lets you launch the AWS resources that power your Drupal Pro in an isolated virtual network. If you do not have a VPC, you will need to create one in your VPC Console. For instructions on how to create a VPC, click here for instructions .
PublicSubnet1ID The ID of the public subnet in Availability Zone 1 in your existing VPC (e.g., subnet-a0246dcd).

A subnet is a range of IP addresses contained in your VPC. You can create AWS resources, such as EC2 instances, in specific subnets, enabling you to group network resources more efficiently. If you do not have any existing subnets, you will need to create one in your Subnet Console. For instructions, click here .
PublicSubnet2ID The ID of the public subnet in Availability Zone 2 in your existing VPC (e.g., subnet-b1236eea).

A subnet is a range of IP addresses contained in your VPC. You can create AWS resources, such as EC2 instances, in specific subnets, enabling you to group network resources more efficiently. If you do not have any existing subnets, you will need to create one in your Subnet Console. For instructions, click here .
InstanceType Drupal Pro runs on a single Amazon Elastic Compute (EC2) instance and is defaulted to run on a recommended t2.large server. Depending on your traffic needs, you can select an instance size from the available options in the menu.

To learn more about which instance to choose based on your traffic needs, click here .
KeyName Name of an existing EC2 KeyPair to enable SSH access to the instances.

An Amazon EC2 key pair is a set of security credentials consisting of a public and private key that verify a user’s identity when connecting or communicating with an EC2 instance. Select an existing security group from the menu or configure a new security group using the form provided. If you do not have a Key Pair, you will need to create one in your Key Pair Console. For instructions click here .
HostVolumeSize Size in GB of root volume.
DeletionPolicy A Deletion Policy is a configuration that you can set for resources in AWS CloudFormation templates to specify what should happen to the resource when its stack is deleted.
StorageEncrypted Enable encryption for both Database (RDS) and Filesystem (EFS).
AmiAlias An AMI Alias refers to a user-defined name or identifier for an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) that simplifies the process of referring to an AMI. Click here to learn more about AMIs.
  1. Drupal Settings.

Drupal Pro Settings

Name Description
AdminUser The admin username to login onto your Drupal.
AdminPassword The admin password to login onto your Drupal.
DatabaseName The web database name.
DatabaseUsername The database admin account username.
DatabasePassword The database root password.
WebsiteUrl Name of initial Drupal website.
  1. Optional: SSO.

Drupal Pro Optional Settings

Name Description
SsoBaseUrl Base URL of your OpenID Server.
SsoClientId Unique identifier assigned to a client application that is registered with an AWS Single Sign-On (SSO) service, used to authenticate and authorize the application to access SSO resources.
SsoClientSecret Confidential key assigned to a client application registered with an AWS Single Sign-On (SSO) service, used in conjunction with the SSO Client ID to authenticate the application and secure access to SSO resources.
SsoRealm Security component that manages user authentication across multiple applications within a defined domain.
  1. Click Next.

# Configure Stack Options

  1. Add a new tag. This step is optional.

Tags (key-value pairs) are used to apply metadata to AWS resources, which can help in organizing, identifying, and categorizing those resources. You can add up to 50 unique tags for each stack. If you need more information about tags, click here.

Drupal Pro tags

  1. Specify an existing AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) service role that CloudFormation can assume. This step is optional.

Drupal Pro permissions

  1. Select the stack failure options.

Drupal Pro failure

Name Description
Behavior on provisioning failure Specify the roll back behavior for a stack failure..
Delete newly created resources during a rollback Specify whether resources that were created during a failed operation should be deleted regardless of their deletion policy.

To learn more about the stack failure options, click here .

# Advanced options

  1. You can set additional options for your stack, like notification options and a stack policy. For more information, click here .

Drupal Pro advanced options

  1. Click Next.

# Review and create

  1. Review your settings.

  2. Acknowledge the AWS CloudFormation terms.

Drupal Pro capabilities

  1. Click Submit.

# Stacks

  1. Watch your CMS being created! Once the status changes from CREATE_IN_PROGRESS to CREATE_COMPLETE, you can access your CMS.

Drupal Pro Stack

  1. Click on the Outputs tab and copy the AdminUrl value.

Drupal Pro Stack Outputs

  1. Open your preferred browser and paste the AdminUrl value to access the Drupal front-end website.
  1. To access the Drupal login page, add /user/login to the end of the website URL. Use the Admin Username and Admin Password provided in the stacks output to log in.

Drupal Login Screen

# Choose an Action

  1. Select Launch through EC2.

Drupal Actions

  1. Click Launch.

# Launch an instance

Create virtual machines, or instances, that run on the AWS Cloud. Quickly get started by following the simple steps below.

  1. Name and tags. Give your instance a name. You can also add additional tags (Optional).

Drupal Name

  1. Application and OS Images (Amazon Machine Image). An AMI contains the software configuration (operating system (OS), application server, and applications) required to launch your instance.

For more information about Amazon Machine Image, click here .

  1. Instance Type. Select an instance type that meets your computing, memory, networking, or storage needs.

Drupal Instance Type

To learn more about which instance to select based on your traffic needs, click here .

  1. Key Pair. You can use a key pair to securely connect to your instance. Ensure that you have access to the selected key pair before you launch the instance.

Drupal Key Pair

  1. Network Settings. Here you can create or select an existing security group, create an instance that can connect using SSH, and more.

Drupal Network Settings

  1. Configure storage. Specify the storage options for the instance.

Drupal Storage

For more information about storage, click here .

  1. Click Launch Instance.

  2. You will get a success message. Click on the ID to access your EC2 Instance.

Drupal Success Message

# EC2 Instance

  1. Check the Instance State and Status Check of your instance. Once your instance state changed from Pending to Running, click on the instance you created to access it.

Drupal Instance

  1. Click on your Public IPv4 address to access your website.

Drupal Public Address

  1. To access the Drupal login page, add /admin to the end of the website URL. Use drupal as the username and your instance ID as the password.

# Choose an Action

  1. Select Launch from Website

Drupal Choose Actions

  1. EC2 Instance Type. Drupal runs on a single Amazon Elastic Compute (EC2) instance and is defaulted to run on a recommended t2.large server. Depending on your traffic needs, you can select an instance size from the available options in the menu.

Drupal EC2 Instance Type

To learn more about which instance to choose based on your traffic needs, click here .

  1. VPC Settings. An Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a dedicated environment that lets you launch the AWS resources that power your Drupal in an isolated virtual network. If you do not have a VPC, you will need to create one in your VPC Console.

Drupal VPC Settings

For instructions on how to create a VPC, click here for instructions .

  1. Subnet Settings. A subnet is a range of IP addresses contained in your VPC. You can create AWS resources, such as EC2 instances, in specific subnets, enabling you to group network resources more efficiently.

Drupal Subnet Settings

If you do not have any existing subnets, you will need to create one in your Subnet Console. For instructions, click here .

  1. Security Group Settings. A security group acts as a firewall that controls the traffic allowed to reach one or more instances. You can create a new security group or choose one of your existing groups. Select an existing security group from the menu or configure a new security group using the form provided. Name your security group and give it a description.

Drupal Security Groups

To learn more about security groups, click here .

  1. Key Pair Settings. An Amazon EC2 key pair is a set of security credentials consisting of a public and private key that verify a user’s identity when connecting or communicating with an EC2 instance. Select an existing security group from the menu or configure a new security group using the form provided.

Drupal Key Pair Settings

If you do not have a Key Pair, you will need to create one in your Key Pair Console. For instructions click here .

  1. Click Launch.

  2. You will receive a success message to view your instance. Click on EC2 Console.

Drupal Launch Message

# EC2 Instance

  1. Check the Instance State and Status Check of your instance. Once your instance state changed from Pending to Running, click on the instance you created to access it.

Drupal Instance

  1. To access the Drupal login page, add /admin to the end of your Public IPv4 address.

Drupal Public Address

  1. To log in, use drupal as the username and your instance ID as the password.