Launch EdgeOS on AWS

Launch EdgeOS on AWS #

EdgeOS allows you to deploy a core video node or edge-connect on AWS.

Quick start: If you already have a VPC and subnet, click here to launch EdgeOS now.

Prerequisites #

Before launching EdgeOS, you need a VPC and subnet in your AWS account.

Create a VPC #

  1. Go to the VPC Console
  2. Click Create VPC
  3. Select VPC and more to create a VPC with subnets automatically
  4. Configure the settings and click Create VPC

Creating a VPC

Launch via CloudFormation #

Click the link below to launch an EdgeOS instance using AWS CloudFormation:

Launch EdgeOS on AWS

This opens the AWS CloudFormation console with the EdgeOS template pre-loaded.

CloudFormation wizard

The required fields are:

  • Stack name (prefilled)
  • EC2 Instance Type (prefilled)
  • VPC ID
  • Subnet ID

CloudFormation parameters

After the parameters a number of additional parameters can be specified, they can be left as they are.

Accessing Your Instance #

After creating the stack, wait a few minutes for the status to change to CREATE_COMPLETE.

CloudFormation CREATE_COMPLETE

Once complete, find the instance URL and password in the Outputs tab of your stack. You may need to click the refresh button (⟳) to see the outputs. Copy the password and click on the WebUI link.

Stack outputs showing URL and password

You will get a warning from your browser because the HTTPS certificate is self-signed:

Self signed certificate warning

Accept the risk to proceed to the login screen, where you use the admin username with the password from the outputs tab.

Edge OS login

Cleanup #

To remove your EdgeOS instance:

  1. Go to the CloudFormation Console
  2. Select your EdgeOS stack
  3. Click Delete and confirm

After the stack is deleted, clean up the VPC and subnet if they are no longer needed:

  1. Go to the VPC Console
  2. Delete the subnet first, then delete the VPC