This document discusses running WordPress on Amazon Web Services (AWS). It reviews hosting options for WordPress and then focuses on using AWS, highlighting its security, flexibility, automation capabilities, integration with other software, and costs. Specific AWS services used for hosting WordPress are identified. Demonstrations of launching EC2 instances and automating WordPress installation are referenced. Tips for securing a WordPress site on AWS and backing up sites and databases are provided. Future enhancements discussed include using Apache php-fpm and Fail2ban. Contact information is given at the end.

1. Running WordPress on
Amazon Web Services

2. Agenda
• Review of WordPress Hosting Options
• Automation
• Security
• Backing up your websites
• Questions

3. What’s best for you?
• Software as a Service (wordpress.com)
• Shared Hosting
• VPS
• Cloud

4. Why I selected AWS?
• Security
• Control and Flexibility
• Automation
• Integration with other web software
• Cost

5. Services I use to host WordPress
VPC EC RDS S3
SES IAM Route 53 Cloud Watch

6. Demonstration
Launching EC2 Instance

7. Demonstration
Automating WordPress Installation
https://github.com/giventoflyfish/wordpressaws

8. Security Tips
• Use Security Groups to limit access
• Use MFA
• Use IAM for general access, not root account
• Use .htaccess to limit access to wp-login.php if possible

9. Backing up your sites
• Use Cron and Shell Scripting to backup site and databases
• My backup script https://github.com/giventoflyfish/awsmysqls3backup
• EC2 Snapshot option is available, especially for major changes

10. What's next for me?
• Apache php-fpm
• Fail2ban
• AWS CDN

11. Contact Info and Questions
@monekjm
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# www.jamesmonek.com
https://github.com/giventoflyfish