Deploy OpenCart in the Cloud. OpenCart Stack Now Available

 

We are very happy to announce the Amazon EC2 OpenCart Stack, powered by iSenseLabs.

OpenCart is a powerful and open-source e-commerce system, which allows you to set up a store in minutes. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is a web service, providing computing resources on the cloud for developers worldwide.

We decided to create an easy to install Amazon Machine Image (AMI) with a pre-configured LAMP web server and OpenCart store, which you can start using in just a few clicks.

What are the benefits?

  • Easy to install
  • Up-and-running e-commerce system in just a few clicks
  • Pre-configured and secure web server
  • Benefit from the scalability of Amazon EC2
  • Access to support

Installation Instructions

These instructions assume that you already have an Amazon account with access to Amazon EC2. If not, please create one here:
https://console.aws.amazon.com

The iSenseLabs OpenCart stack is distributed by the Amazon AWS Marketplace.

What to do

  1. Visit the Amazon AWS Marketplace and look for the OpenCart e-commerce solution powered by iSenseLabs
  2. Install the image, making sure the following Security Group settings are applied:
    Ports   Protocol  Source
    22      tcp       0.0.0.0/0
    80      tcp       0.0.0.0/0
    443     tcp       0.0.0.0/0
  3. Visit the Amazon Management Console > EC2 > Instances to see the details of your new AMI instance
  4. Select your newly created instance and locate the Instance ID and Public DNS in the Description tab in the lower part of the screen. You will need these Instance ID and Public DNS for the next steps. It should look like this:
    Instance ID and Public DNS
    Note 1: If you see no DNS, this means that you need to create an Amazon VPC. Visit Amazon Management Console > VPC > Your VPCs to create a VPC that will be used for your Public DNS.
    Note 2: The Public DNS is dynamic. It changes every time you start your Amazon image. On bootup the OpenCart AMI is configured to get the newly assigned DNS and update the files and database of your OpenCart installation.
    Note 3: The Instance ID is used as the password for your OpenCart admin panel. Write it down somewhere safe because you will need it.
  5. Wait for your AMI to finish initializing. You will notice when it receives the status "Check 2/2 checks passed". After that visit the OpenCart admin panel with the following credentials:
    http://<Your-Public-DNS>/admin/
    Username: oc_user
    Password: <Your-Instance-ID>
  6. After you login, you can navigate to System > Settings > Edit to configure your web store.
  7. Last but not least, we recommend you visit System > Users > Users to modify your credentials.

Ready to deploy OpenCart in the cloud?

Visit the iSenseLabs AWS page here: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B00SIBMCUE/ref=srh_res_product_title?ie=UTF8&sr=0-2&qid=1422964022936

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