- Navigate to https://aws.amazon.com/ and create an account.
- Redeem any credits you have by going to “My Billing Dashboard” and then “Credits”.
- Next, click “Services” in the top left-hand corner and locate “Compute”. Then click on EC2.
- Click on “Key Pairs”. Then click “Create Key Pair”. Name your key pair whatever you want. Note: You will want to save the file somewhere safe.
- Navigate back to EC2 and then Running Instances. Click “Launch Instance” when you are ready to create your first AWS server.
- In the search bar, search for “Microsoft Windows 2012 Base”. Then hit select.
- On the next page, filter by compute optimized and search for c4.4xlarge.
- After selecting c4.4xlarge, click “Next: Configure Instance Details”.
- Scroll down until you reach the “Tenancy” option. Change the server to a dedicated one. When done, click Launch. It will prompt you to select a key pair. Select the one that you just made before.
- Now go back to Services then EC2 then click on “Running Instances”.
- You will see all of your running instances here. Under Status Checks, wait until there is a green checkmark before connecting.
- When there is a green checkmark, click “Connect” and “Get Password”.
- Choose your key pair file and import it in. Then click “Decrypt Password”. Copy your password to your clipboard then download the remote desktop file. Note: Terminate your instance when you are done with it because AWS will continue to charge you if you only stop it.
How to setup an AWS Server
- You will need a client in order to run the file. Windows already has a client built-in. For Mac users, I would install the Microsoft Remote Desktop app here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-remote-desktop-10/id1295203466?mt=12.
- Run the RDP file with the client you have. Allow all connections and enter the password that you set.
- Next, on the server manager navigate to “Configure this local server” and turn IE Enhanced Security Configuration off.
- Navigate to “Add roles and features” and click next until you get to “Features”.
- Select .NET Framework 3.5 Features and install.
- You should now be finished and install any bots that you would want on that server. Note: If you want to delete your server, make sure to deactivate any bots on the server.