Introduction:-

• Amazon EC2 is a popular cloud service for deploying and managing web applications, including Laravel websites.
• This guide outlines the steps to launch a Laravel website on an EC2 instance, making it easy to run your application in the cloud.

Prerequisites:-

• An AWS (Amazon Web Services) account.
• An SSH key pair for secure access to your EC2 instance.
• Basic knowledge of Laravel and web server setup.

Here Is Step by Step Process,

1. Launch an Amazon EC2 Instance:-
   • Sign in to your AWS Management Console.
   • Navigate to the EC2 Dashboard.
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2. Choose an Amazon Machine Image (AMI):-
   • Select a suitable AMI for your Laravel project. A popular choice is the Amazon Linux 2 AMI.
   • Choose an instance type based on your project's requirements
   • Configure instance details, such as the number of instances and network settings, as needed.
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3. Configure Security Groups:-
   • Create a new security group or use an existing one.
   • Open ports 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS) to allow web traffic
   • Open port 22 (SSH) for secure access to your instance.
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4. Review And Launch:-
   • Review your instance settings and click "Launch."
   • Select an existing SSH key pair or create a new one.
   • Click "Launch Instances."
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5. Connect to Your EC2 Instance :-
   • Once your instance is running, use SSH to connect to it. Replace and with your key pair file and instance's public IP address.
   • ssh -i ec2-user@your-instance-ip
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6. Deploy Laravel Project and nginx version:-​​​​​​

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  sudo su

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  add-apt-repository ppa:nginx/stable

   

        7. Update Libraries With Nginx Latest version:-

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  apt-get update

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  apt-get install nginx

         8.Install PHP and Other Packages:-

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  apt-get install python-software-properties

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  add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php

    

         9. Install PHP 8.1:-

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  sudo apt-get install php8.1 php8.1-mysql php8.1-fpm php8.1-xml php8.1-gd php8.1-opcache php8.1-mbstring

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  apt-get install zip unzip php8.1-zip

        10.Clone Your Project From Github:-

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  cd /var/www

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  git clone 

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  cd 

          11.Server Configuration :-

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  cd /etc/nginx/sites-avaliable/

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  sudo vi Laravel

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• Go to Laravel official website and search for Server configuration and copy the code and paste the code after above command.
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• And set server name with your domain-name and root directory path of your project and change the php version which you are using and save the changes.
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  cd ../sites-enabled/

   

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  sudo ln ../sites-avaliable/Laravel

   

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  vi Laravel

   

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  sudo rm Laravel

   

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  sudo ln -s ../sites-avaliable/Laravel .

   

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  sudo service nginx restart

   

        12. Give Permission To Your Project :-

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  cd /var/www/your-project

   

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  sudo chown -R www:data:www-data folder-name

   

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  sudo service nginx restart

   

        13. Connect to Go daddy Database :-

• Update your .env file with your go daddy IP address and restart nginx service
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        14. Secure Your Website With SSL :-

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  sudo certbot -nginx

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  sudo apt install certbot

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  sudo certbot -nginx

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  sudo certbot -nginx -d your-project-name

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  sudo service nginx restart