Labs Setup

Aws

• EC2 t2.large instances with Ubuntu 16.04 as InfluxDb requires 8GB of RAM
• Root access via ssh using public/private key
• For Windows user please download putty
• For Mac and Linux users - ssh is available via terminal window
• There are also browser extensions: Secure Shell for Chrome and FireSSH for Firefox
• If you don't have private/public key pair available follow instructions for Windows or for Mac
• Email public key to vladimir.khazin@icssolutions.ca to configure your access
• You can also use private ssh key emailed to you before the course
  • How to import private key using Putty
  • Setting permissions on Linux/MacOs: chmod 600 /path/to/private-key/file
• Another option is to use Secure Shell Chrome Extension to launch in-browser ssh