Welcome to Rohit Kumar Malik's Website

Project Proposal

This project involves setting up a simple website using open-source tools. I have chosen AWS EC2 for hosting the website, Apache as the web server, and Ubuntu as the operating system. These tools were selected due to their robustness, reliability, and open-source nature.

Rationale for License Selection

I chose open-source software like Apache and Ubuntu because they are secure, stable, and cost-effective solutions. As a student, using open-source tools allows me to freely experiment with web hosting without the need for expensive licenses. These tools also align with the educational objectives of this project.

Software Licenses

This website is powered by:

• Apache License 2.0 for the web server (Apache).
• AWS EC2 for hosting the website.
• GNU General Public License (GPL) for Ubuntu OS.

Amazon EC2 VM Setup

To begin with, I created an Amazon EC2 instance using the t3.micro instance type, which is eligible for the free tier. I selected Ubuntu 20.04 as the operating system and launched the instance in the AWS Australia East region. The steps involved:

• Created an AWS account and logged into the AWS Management Console.
• Launched an EC2 instance using Ubuntu as the operating system.
• Generated a new key pair to securely access the instance via SSH.
• Configured the Security Groups to allow traffic on ports 22 (SSH) and 80 (HTTP).
• Allocated and associated an Elastic IP to ensure that the instance's IP address remains static.

Uploading Files to EC2

After the Amazon EC2 instance was running, I needed to upload my website files (HTML, CSS). I used SSH and WinSCP (on Windows) as well as SCP (on Linux).

On Windows (Using WinSCP):

• Launched WinSCP and connected to the EC2 instance using the private key and public IP address.
• Set up the connection with SFTP protocol using the private key (`.pem` file) to access the instance.
• Uploaded the index.html and style.css files to `/var/www/html/` directory, which is the default Apache web server directory.

On Linux (Using SCP Command):

• Used the SCP command to securely copy the website files to the /var/www/html/ directory on the EC2 instance:

scp -i /path/to/your/private-key.pem
 index.html style.css 
ubuntu@13.61.17.176:/var/www/html/

• This command securely transferred the files from my local machine to the EC2 server's web directory.

Conclusion

Once the files were uploaded, I tested the website by visiting the EC2 instance’s public IP in a browser. The website was accessible, and I was able to see the Apache default page.