# Lightsail Instance

AWS Lightsail allows you to setup instances with fixed pricing. 

Follow the instructions to setup your instance. These should be easy to follow for a non-technical person.

### Server Setup

#### Create instance

Create a Lightsail instance with at least 2 Gb of RAM and with CentOS operating system.  ($12/month as of 5/2024)

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#### Networking config

Under the Networking tab, attach your instance to a statip IP

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Add the following IPv4 firewall rules

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#### Login to your instance and install the Flow Server

Connect to your instance ("Connect using SSH" button). This should load a terminal.

Copy and run this script to install dependencies, generate passwords, and start the flow-server:

```
sudo yum install -y git zip yum-utils
yes | sudo  yum-config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo
yes | sudo  yum install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
sudo systemctl enable --now docker
curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh > install.sh
chmod +x install.sh
sudo env DENO_INSTALL=/usr/local ./install.sh
rm install.sh
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
newgrp docker
git clone https://github.com/space-operator/flow-backend
cd flow-backend/docker
./gen-secrets.ts
docker compose up -d --wait
```

You can type `docker compose ls` in the terminal to see the running server

#### Get your passwords

The `gen-secrets.ts` script has now generated passwords for all your services and put them in hidden `.env` file in `~/flow-backend/docker/`

In your terminal, type the following to open that file. We'll use the Supabase login and password in the next step.

`cat ~/flow-backend/docker/.env`

#### Connect to Supabase

In your browser, navigate to `http://YOUR_STATIC_IP:8000`

You can now navigate to the table editor where everything will be saved.

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### Adding Custom Domain

Navigate to Domains & DNS and follow the instructions to "Create a DNS Zone"

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Once setup, go to the Domains tab and copy the Name server address to your registrar

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For instance, for Namecheap, select Custom DNS from the Nameservers section and add them

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