Download
Bitrix Virtual Appliance: Amazon EC2 Edition Download
The
Bitrix Virtual Appliance *.ami image will be available for free download after you have
logged in to the
Amazon Web Services™ web page. If you do not have an Amazon Web Services™ user account, please
sign up to be able to use Amazon Web Services™, including Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, and
Amazon EBS. Bitrix Virtual Appliance is a free software product, however when you use the Amazon Web Services™ there are
certain fees applied that have to be taken into consideration. Please learn more about
Amazon EC2 price policy before using Bitrix Virtual Appliance. To sum up, simply follow these steps:
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Sign up / Log in to the Amazon Web Services™ web page. |
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Choose the Bitrix Virtual Appliance AMI-image from the list of available Cloud Computing products. |
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Choose one of the Amazon EC2, Amazon EBS, and/or Amazon S3 payment options. |
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Follow the installation instructions provided on the Amazon EC2 download page. |
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Use Amazon EC2 web service to configure security and network access. See also Fine Tuning Tips tab for more details. |
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Mount the Bitrix Virtual Aplliance *.ami image. |
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Choose whether you want to restore an existing project or install a Bitrix software product anew. |
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Enjoy enhanced performance of Bitrix software products in Amazon EC2! |
Installation Guide
Preparing to install the Bitrix Virtual Appliance
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Sign up / Log in to the Amazon Web Services™ web page. |
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Choose the Bitrix Virtual Appliance AMI-image from the list of available Cloud Computing products. |
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Choose one of the Amazon EC2, Amazon EBS, and/or Amazon S3 payment options. |
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Follow the installation instructions provided on the Amazon EC2 download page. |
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Use Amazon EC2 web service to configure security and network access. See also Fine Tuning Tips tab for more details. |
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Mount the Bitrix Virtual Aplliance *.ami image. |
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Choose whether you want to restore an existing project or install a Bitrix software product anew. |
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Enjoy enhanced performance of Bitrix software products in Amazon EC2! |
Installing and using the Bitrix Virtual Appliance Amazon EC2 Edition
It is assumed that you already have an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account set up before using Bitrix Virtual Appliance: Amazon EC2 Edition / AMI Instance. If you do not already have an account, you should set one up or get more information. Choose one of the following AMIs on Amazon EC2:
- ami-dd2a7b98 (Region: US-West-1)
- ami-e530dd8c (Region: US-East)
- ami-2ff4df5b (Region: EU).
Please see the Amazon EC2 documentation of more details on how to run an instance. You may also wish to learn more on Bitrix products installation, see below:
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Launch the Bitrix Installation Wizard. The welcome screen will ask you whether you want to create a new website or you want to restore your project from a backup file: |
| 3. | As the next step the setup files will be uploaded from the Internet directly into your Bitrix Virtual Appliance. After uploading, the setup files will be automatically extracted and run. |
| 4. | Depending on what you have chosen, the setup wizard will guide you through the installation process of either the Bitrix Intranet Portal or the Bitrix Site Manager. |
| 5. | After the backup file has been restored (or a new website has been installed) you will definitely notice a great enhancement in productivity from using the Bitrix Virtual Appliance. Enjoy! |
Fine Tuning Tips
Bitrix Virtual Appliance: Amazon EC2 Edition Fine Tuning Tips
Bitrix Virtual Appliance: Amazon EC2 Edition is best configured and run when choosing "bitrix" as the security group option which can be done before the Amazon EC2 instance (AMI) startup. If you choose "default" as your security group option, the instance might not always remain stable and fully functional.