Deploy Ghost on AWS EC2 with RDS — PickAClass
⏱ 2h 48m 📚 28 lessons 🎧 Audio version

Deploy Ghost on AWS EC2 with RDS

Learn to host the Ghost blogging platform on AWS EC2, leveraging RDS for robust database management, perfect for aspiring cloud administrators and developers.

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About this course

Are you ready to launch your own blog or web application on a scalable cloud infrastructure? This course guides you through the essential steps of deploying a modern web platform using foundational AWS services. By the end of this course, you will be able to confidently set up, configure, and manage a Ghost blogging instance running on an AWS EC2 virtual server, backed by a secure and reliable AWS RDS relational database. What you'll learn: * Understand the core concepts of AWS EC2 for virtual server hosting * Configure and secure EC2 instances for web application deployment * Set up and manage relational databases using AWS RDS for data persistence * Deploy the Ghost blogging platform onto an EC2 instance with an RDS backend * Implement fundamental networking and security practices using AWS VPC and Security Groups * Practice basic troubleshooting for common deployment and connectivity issues This course begins with an introduction to key AWS services and networking fundamentals, then progresses to hands-on configuration of EC2 instances and RDS databases, culminating in the full deployment of the Ghost application. It concludes with essential practices for maintaining your cloud environment. This course is designed for beginners with no prior experience in cloud computing or AWS. All necessary concepts are introduced from the ground up. Start building your cloud deployment skills today and bring your web projects to life.

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Lessons completed 14 / 14
Practice questions 26 / 28
Assignments submitted 4 (avg 4.5 / 5)
Capstone project Reviewed — 4.6 / 5
Total practice 6.2 hrs
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Time to completion 11 days (median: 22)
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Practice-question score 94%
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