{"id":30879,"date":"2024-09-07T11:58:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T19:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.alexrusin.com\/?p=30879"},"modified":"2024-10-07T07:30:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T15:30:06","slug":"how-to-set-up-a-wordpress-website-on-aws-ec2-instance-using-docker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.alexrusin.com\/how-to-set-up-a-wordpress-website-on-aws-ec2-instance-using-docker\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up a WordPress Website on AWS EC2 Instance Using Docker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Deploying a WordPress website on AWS can be streamlined using Docker Compose, which simplifies the setup and management of the environment. In this guide, we\u2019ll walk you through deploying a WordPress site on an EC2 instance using Docker Compose, configuring Nginx as a reverse proxy, and securing your site with Let&#8217;s Encrypt SSL certificates. Let&#8217;s get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The FASTEST Way to Set Up WordPress Hosting on Amazon EC2\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZJ8kB78oaiw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set Up Security Group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the AWS Management Console, navigate to EC2, and create a new <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.alexrusin.com\/understanding-aws-security-groups\/\">security group<\/a>. 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Enroll now and elevate your career with in-demand AWS expertise! \ud83d\udcda\ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install Docker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"bash\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\"># Update existing list of packages:\nsudo apt update\n\n# Install a few prerequisite packages which let apt use packages over HTTPS:\nsudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common\n\n# Add the GPG key for the official Docker repository to your system:\ncurl -fsSL https:\/\/download.docker.com\/linux\/ubuntu\/gpg | sudo apt-key add -\n\n# Add the Docker repository to APT sources:\nsudo add-apt-repository \"deb [arch=amd64] https:\/\/download.docker.com\/linux\/ubuntu focal stable\"\n\n# Ensure we will install from the Docker repo instead of the default Ubuntu repo:\napt-cache policy docker-ce\n\n# Install docker\nsudo apt install docker-ce\n\n# Check docker is running\nsudo systemctl status docker\n\n# Run docker without sudo\n# Add ubuntu user to docker group\nsudo usermod -aG docker ubuntu\n\n# Apply new group membership\nsudo su - ubuntu\n\n# Confirm ubuntu user is now added to docker group\ngroups<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install Nginx and Configure as Reverse Proxy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"bash\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\"># Install Nginx\nsudo apt install nginx\n\n# Check Nginx status\nsystemctl status nginx<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Configure Nginx as reverse proxy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"bash\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\"># Create configuration file\nsudo nano \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/my-blog.alexrusin.com\n\n# Put the code below in configuration file\nserver {\n    listen 80;\n    listen [::]:80;\n\n    server_name my-blog.alexrusin.com;\n\n    location \/ {\n        proxy_pass http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8080;\n        include proxy_params;\n    }\n}\n\n# Proxy parameters are defined in the following file. You can take a look at them by running:\nsudo nano \/etc\/nginx\/proxy_params<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"bash\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\"># Enable this configuration file by creating a link from it to the sites-enabled directory\nsudo ln -s \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/my-blog.alexrusin.com \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enabled\/\n\n# Check configuration\nsudo nginx -t\n\n# Restart Nginx\nsudo systemctl restart nginx<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create a Docker Compose File for WordPress and MySQL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Create directory and open <code>compose.yaml<\/code> file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"bash\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">mkdir -p www\/html\/my-blog.alexrusin.com\nnano www\/html\/my-blog.alexrusin.com\/compose.yaml<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Put the content below in <code>compose.yaml<\/code> file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"bash\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">services:\n  db:\n    # We use a mariadb image which supports both amd64 &amp; arm64 architecture\n    # image: mariadb:10.6.4-focal\n    # If you really want to use MySQL, uncomment the following line\n    image: mysql:8.0.27\n    command: \"--default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password\"\n    volumes:\n      - db_data:\/var\/lib\/mysql\n    restart: always\n    environment:\n      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=StrongPassword!\n      - MYSQL_DATABASE=wordpress\n      - MYSQL_USER=wpuser\n      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=StrongPassword!\n    expose:\n      - 3306\n      - 33060\n    ports:\n      - 33060:3306\n  wordpress:\n    image: wordpress:latest\n    volumes:\n      - wordpress_data:\/var\/www\/html\n    ports:\n      - 8080:80\n    restart: always\n    environment:\n      - WORDPRESS_DB_HOST=db\n      - WORDPRESS_DB_USER=wpuser\n      - WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD=StrongPassword!\n      - WORDPRESS_DB_NAME=wordpress\nvolumes:\n  db_data:\n  wordpress_data:<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Start docker compose:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"bash\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">cd www\/html\/blog.alexrusin.com\ndocker compose up -d<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Point Your Subdomain to the EC2 Instance\u2019s Public IP Address (Go Daddy)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Log in to your GoDaddy account. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the DNS management section for your domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add an A record pointing to the EC2 instance&#8217;s public IP address.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install Let\u2019s Encrypt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"bash\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\"># Use snap package to install Let's Encrypt. Ensure snapd core is up to date on Ubuntu\nsudo snap install core; sudo snap refresh core\n\n# Remove old installs of certbot if any\nsudo apt remove certbot\n\n# Install certbot package\nsudo snap install --classic certbot\n\n# Link the certbot command from the snap install directory to your path\nsudo ln -s \/snap\/bin\/certbot \/usr\/bin\/certbot\n\n# Obtain an SSL certificate\nsudo certbot --nginx -d my-blog.alexrusin.com<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s Encrypt certificates only last for 90 days, so it\u2019s important to renew them regularly. This encourages users to set up automatic renewals. Luckily, the certbot package we installed handles this automatically by setting up a timer that runs twice a day. If a certificate is about to expire within 30 days, it will renew it automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"bash\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\"># Query the status of the timer\nsudo systemctl status snap.certbot.renew.service\n\n# Test the renewal process\nsudo certbot renew --dry-run<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Test the Setup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visit <code>http:\/\/my-blog.yourdomain.com<\/code> to ensure it redirects to <code>https:\/\/my-blog.yourdomain.com<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check that the WordPress site is loading properly with SSL enabled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Deploying WordPress on an EC2 instance with Docker Compose, Nginx as a reverse proxy, and securing it with Let&#8217;s Encrypt is a robust approach to managing your web presence on AWS. 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