Create an Ubuntu EC2 instance for dev in AWS

Prerequisites

• Latest OpenTofu. Use brew for installation. Or standalone installer.
• rsync
• fswatch
• Set the login and password in the .netrc file with your Github user and token
• Set the GITHUB_TOKEN, DOCKER_USERNAME and DOCKER_PASSWORD in the .bashrc file

Creation

Edit the terraform.tfvars file and adjust owner, instance_type and iam_instance_profile values. Make sure to refresh AWS credentials before running the following command.

make create

The command will output the public dns of the machine as well as an SSH connection string. It is recommended to use tmux to prevent commands from failing due to connection.

Set up the repo

Adjust the TARGET_REPO variable in the Makefile to set the local path the target repository. The local changes will be synchronized to the remote dev instance automatically.

To copy the repo to the remote instance and start the watcher:

make sync-repo

To connect with SSH

make connect

To install Kommander and Insights backend, run:

./boostrap.sh

Open Kommander dashboard

it is possible to access Kommander Dashboard from the local browser via SSH tunnel and SOCKS proxy. Configure SOCKS proxy in the network settings (the default port is 1337) and then run the following target to obtain the credentials and open Kommander UI:

make dashboard

Destroy and cleanup

make destroy clean