diff --git a/aws/README.md b/aws/README.md index 5796277..22dcab7 100644 --- a/aws/README.md +++ b/aws/README.md @@ -16,28 +16,24 @@ You can also use `t2.micro` instance as your server for your deployment, which i > When choosing your username and password, do not enter special characters like `" ' \`. -Make sure to do this with an **AWS ROOT ACCOUNT** or an **IAM ACCOUNT** with **ADMINISTRATION PRVILEGE**. AWS Cloudformation requires the template file to be store on AWS S3, while a [copy](./cloudformation-template-ipsec) is available on Github. If you want to make any contributions to this template, make sure to contact me so that I can update the template on S3. - +Make sure to do this with an **AWS ROOT ACCOUNT** or an **IAM ACCOUNT** with **ADMINISTRATION PRVILEGE**. If you are confused about the instance types available, go to the [FAQ](#faqs) section and check out **"Instance Type Selection"**. +Download the template file [**here**](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hwdsl2/setup-ipsec-vpn/master/aws/cloudformation-template-ipsec) and upload it as the template source in the stack creation wizard. + +![Upload the file](upload-the-template.png) + +At step 4, make sure to confirm that this template may create IAM resources. + +![Confirm IAM](confirm-iam.png) + Click the icon below to initiate the launching sequence. -Deploy to AWS +Deploy to AWS Make sure the deployment is successful before going to [Next Step: Configure VPN Clients](https://git.io/vpnclients). # FAQs -
- -Instance Type Selection - - -I have made only a few general-purpose, x64-based instance types available. That's because not all instance types are available in all AWS Regions. Even some of the instance types available in the template are not available in certain AWS regions. So be careful which instance type to choose. The figure below shows the number of regions where each of the selectable instance type is available. - -![](instance-type-sheet.png) - -A spreadsheet that includes the raw instance data across all AWS regions is available [here](https://vpn-tutorial-template.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/Analysis+on+Regional+Availability+of+Selected+Instances+Types+on+AWS+EC2.xlsx). -
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