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CMS Enterprise

An enterprise-grade content management system built from the ground up for
Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Solodev CMS Enterprise is designed for high-availability websites and apps that require a secure, scalable, and redundant infrastructure powered by the AWS Cloud. Solodev CMS Enterprise deploys a cluster of three servers, complete with load balancing and auto-scaling services. This architecture allows your websites and apps to meet the most demanding traffic while maintaining the highest levels of uptime.

# Prerequisites

# CMS Subscription

The following steps cover the setup of the CMS Enterprise on the AWS Marketplace. Click the “Continue to Subscribe” button at the top of the AWS Marketplace listing page to continue the process. By subscribing, you gain access to a comprehensive suite of tools and features designed to enhance your productivity and streamline your workflow.

  1. Subscribe to Solodev on the AWS Marketplace. SUBSCRIBE
  2. Review and accept the "Terms and Conditions".
  3. Click "Continue to Configuration".

CMS Enterprise Configuration

# Configure Software

  1. Choose a fulfillment option and software version to launch this software.

CMS Enterprise Configure

Name Description
Fulfillment option Select a fulfillment option.
Software version Select the software version. The latest version of Solodev CMS Enterprise is always recommended.
Region Select the AWS Region.
  1. Click "Continue to Launch."

CMS Enterprise Continue to Launch

# Launch Software

Review the launch configuration details and follow the instructions to launch this software.

To continue the installation, click the Launch button below and follow the outlined steps.

LAUNCH CMS ENTERPRISE

# Create Stack

  1. Create a stack.

CMS Enterprise Create Stack

  1. Click Next.

# Stack Details

# Provide a stack name
  1. Provide a stack name. Stack name must be 1 to 128 characters, start with a letter, and only contain alphanumeric characters.

CMS Enterprise stack name

# Parameters
  1. Specify the parameters in the network settings section.

CMS Enterprise network settings

Name Description
VPCID Choose which VPC the Application should be deployed to.

An Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a dedicated environment that lets you launch the AWS resources that power your CMS Micro in an isolated virtual network. If you do not have a VPC, you will need to create one in your VPC Console. For instructions on how to create a VPC, click here for instructions .
PublicSubnet1ID The ID of the public subnet in Availability Zone 1 in your existing VPC (e.g., subnet-a0246dcd).

A subnet is a range of IP addresses contained in your VPC. You can create AWS resources, such as EC2 instances, in specific subnets, enabling you to group network resources more efficiently. If you do not have any existing subnets, you will need to create one in your Subnet Console. For instructions, click here .
PublicSubnet2ID The ID of the public subnet in Availability Zone 2 in your existing VPC (e.g., subnet-b1236eea).

A subnet is a range of IP addresses contained in your VPC. You can create AWS resources, such as EC2 instances, in specific subnets, enabling you to group network resources more efficiently. If you do not have any existing subnets, you will need to create one in your Subnet Console. For instructions, click here .
InstanceType CMS Micro runs on a single Amazon Elastic Compute (EC2) instance and is defaulted to run on a recommended t2.medium server. Depending on your traffic needs, you can select an instance size from the available options in the menu.

To learn more about which instance to choose based on your traffic needs, click here .
InstanceCount Number of instances behind load balancer. Minimum 2 required for high availability.
KeyName Name of an existing EC2 KeyPair to enable SSH access to the instances.

An Amazon EC2 key pair is a set of security credentials consisting of a public and private key that verify a user’s identity when connecting or communicating with an EC2 instance. Select an existing security group from the menu or configure a new security group using the form provided. If you do not have a Key Pair, you will need to create one in your Key Pair Console. For instructions click here .
AmiAlias An AMI Alias refers to a user-defined name or identifier for an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) that simplifies the process of referring to an AMI. Click here to learn more about AMIs.
  1. Specify the CMS Settings.

CMS Enterprise CMS Settings

Name Description
AdminUser The solodev admin username to login onto your CMS.
AdminPassword The solodev admin password to login onto your CMS.
AdminCidrIpAccess Please change CIDR from 127.0.0.1/32 to a specific IP or another CIDR range. For more information, click here.
DatabaseUsername The database admin account username.
DatabasePassword The database root password.
  1. Optional: Website Settings.

CMS Enterprise CMS Network Settings Optional

Name Description
WebsiteUrl Name of initial Solodev website.
CertificateArn CertificateArn for SSL cert that matches the FQDN above. Please visit the AWS Certificate Manager .
  1. Optional: Network Settings.

CMS Enterprise CMS Settings Optional

Name Description
RedisEnabled Enable Redis ElastiCache cluster.
CookbookURL Download and host on your own S3 bucket or copy this URL.
CidrIpAccess Public CIDR range for web servers behind load balancer.
DeletionPolicy A Deletion Policy is a configuration that you can set for resources in AWS CloudFormation templates to specify what should happen to the resource when its stack is deleted.
StorageEncrypted Enable encryption for both Database (RDS) and Filesystem (EFS).
  1. Optional: SSO.

CMS Enterprise CMS SSO Optional

Name Description
SsoProviderUrl Issuer URL of your OpenID Connect provider.
SsoClientId Unique identifier assigned to a client application that is registered with an AWS Single Sign-On (SSO) service, used to authenticate and authorize the application to access SSO resources.
SsoClientSecret Confidential key assigned to a client application registered with an AWS Single Sign-On (SSO) service, used in conjunction with the SSO Client ID to authenticate the application and secure access to SSO resources.
  1. Click Next.

# Configure Stack Options

  1. Add a new tag. This step is optional.

Tags (key-value pairs) are used to apply metadata to AWS resources, which can help in organizing, identifying, and categorizing those resources. You can add up to 50 unique tags for each stack. If you need more information about tags, click here.

CMS Enterprise tags

  1. Specify an existing AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) service role that CloudFormation can assume. This step is optional.

CMS Enterprise permissions

  1. Select the stack failure options.

CMS Enterprise failure

Name Description
Behavior on provisioning failure Specify the roll back behavior for a stack failure..
Delete newly created resources during a rollback Specify whether resources that were created during a failed operation should be deleted regardless of their deletion policy.

To learn more about the stack failure options, click here .

# Advanced options

  1. You can set additional options for your stack, like notification options and a stack policy. For more information, click here .

CMS Enterprise advanced options

  1. Click Next.

# Review and create

  1. Review your settings.

  2. Acknowledge the AWS CloudFormation terms.

CMS Enterprise capabilities

  1. Click Submit.

# Stacks

  1. Watch your CMS being created! Once the status changes from CREATE_IN_PROGRESS to CREATE_COMPLETE, you can access your CMS.
  1. Click on the Outputs tab and copy the AdminUrl value.

CMS Enterprise Stack Outputs

  1. Open your preferred browser and paste the AdminUrl value to access the CMS login page. Use the Admin Username and Admin Password provided in the stacks output to log in.

Solodev CMS Login Screen

# Choose an Action

  1. Select Launch through EC2.

CMS Enterprise Actions

  1. Click Launch.

# Launch an instance

Create virtual machines, or instances, that run on the AWS Cloud. Quickly get started by following the simple steps below.

  1. Name and tags. Give your instance a name. You can also add additional tags (Optional).

CMS Enterprise Name

  1. Application and OS Images (Amazon Machine Image). An AMI contains the software configuration (operating system (OS), application server, and applications) required to launch your instance.

For more information about Amazon Machine Image, click here .

  1. Instance Type. Select an instance type that meets your computing, memory, networking, or storage needs.

CMS Enterprise Instance Type

To learn more about which instance to select based on your traffic needs, click here .

  1. Key Pair. You can use a key pair to securely connect to your instance. Ensure that you have access to the selected key pair before you launch the instance.

CMS Enterprise Key Pair

  1. Network Settings. Here you can create or select an existing security group, create an instance that can connect using SSH, and more.

CMS Enterprise Network Settings

  1. Configure storage. Specify the storage options for the instance.

CMS Enterprise Storage

For more information about storage, click here .

  1. Click Launch Instance.

CMS Enterprise Launch Instance

  1. You will get a success message. Click on the ID to access your EC2 Instance.

CMS Enterprise Success Message

# EC2 Instance

  1. Check the Instance State and Status Check of your instance. Once your instance state changed from Pending to Running, click on the instance you created to access it.

CMS Enterprise Instance

  1. Click on your Public IPv4 address to access the login page.

CMS Enterprise Public Address

  1. To log in, use solodev as the username and your instance ID as the password.

Solodev CMS Login Screen

# Choose an Action

  1. Select Launch from Website

CMS Enterprise Choose Actions

  1. EC2 Instance Type. CMS Micro runs on a single Amazon Elastic Compute (EC2) instance and is defaulted to run on a recommended t2.large server. Depending on your traffic needs, you can select an instance size from the available options in the menu.

CMS Enterprise EC2 Instance Type

To learn more about which instance to choose based on your traffic needs, click here .

  1. VPC Settings. An Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a dedicated environment that lets you launch the AWS resources that power your CMS Micro in an isolated virtual network. If you do not have a VPC, you will need to create one in your VPC Console.

CMS Enterprise VPC Settings

For instructions on how to create a VPC, click here for instructions .

  1. Subnet Settings. A subnet is a range of IP addresses contained in your VPC. You can create AWS resources, such as EC2 instances, in specific subnets, enabling you to group network resources more efficiently.

CMS Enterprise Subnet Settings

If you do not have any existing subnets, you will need to create one in your Subnet Console. For instructions, click here .

  1. Security Group Settings. A security group acts as a firewall that controls the traffic allowed to reach one or more instances. You can create a new security group or choose one of your existing groups. Select an existing security group from the menu or configure a new security group using the form provided. Name your security group and give it a description.

CMS Enterprise Security Groups

To learn more about security groups, click here .

  1. Key Pair Settings. An Amazon EC2 key pair is a set of security credentials consisting of a public and private key that verify a user’s identity when connecting or communicating with an EC2 instance. Select an existing security group from the menu or configure a new security group using the form provided.

CMS Enterprise Key Pair Settings

If you do not have a Key Pair, you will need to create one in your Key Pair Console. For instructions click here .

  1. Click Launch.

  2. You will receive a success message to view your instance. Click on EC2 Console.

CMS Enterprise Launch Message

# EC2 Instance

  1. Check the Instance State and Status Check of your instance. Once your instance state changed from Pending to Running, click on the instance you created to access it.

CMS Enterprise Instance

  1. Click on your Public IPv4 address to access the login page.

CMS Enterprise Public Address

  1. To log in, use solodev as the username and your instance ID as the password.

Solodev CMS Login Screen

# Next Steps

# Add your first website

Please follow this link to learn more about Solodev and to learn how to build your first website.