AWS account setup

If you don't already have an AWS account, create an account or use an existing account.

Configure your credentials locally (see official documentation)

Check your configuration:

$ aws sts get-caller-identity
{
    "UserId": "AID...YOUR_USER_ID",
    "Account": "123456789",
    "Arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789:user/crafteo"
}

You're good to go ! Create your instance with

cloudypad create

Quotas

You may need to increase quota to create the related instance type. If you get an error related to quota:

  • Go to AWS console and open "Service Quotas" service
  • Go to AWS Services > search for Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and open it
  • Search for Running On-Demand G and VT instances (or the related instance type) and request a quota increase
  • Use a quota value according to the instance type you want to use. For example, 2xlarge requires at least 8 vCPU.

See AWS service quotas for details.