Setting Up Your EnvironmentYour AWS AccountCommand-Line ToolsAWS Management ConsoleOther ToolsChoosing Your Geographic Location, Regions, and Availability ZonesChoosing an ArchitectureCreating the Rails Server on EC2Creating a Key PairFinding a Suitable AMISetting Up the Web/Application ServerLaunching an instance (Request Instances Wizard)Setting up the instanceCreating and using an EBS volumeCreating and associating an EIPInstalling the softwareCreating a custom imageProvisioning the instance at boot/launchUser dataRDS DatabaseCreating an RDS Instance (Launching the DB Instance Wizard)Is This All?S3/CloudFrontSetting Up S3 and CloudFrontStatic Content to S3/CloudFrontCase study: Publitas—CloudFront to the rescueMaking Backups of VolumesInstalling the ToolsRunning the ScriptIn Short