> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gorbit.cloud/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# EC2

> Deploy Gorbit on AWS EC2

Using AWS EC2 is the recommended way of deploying Gorbit.
It is simple to set up and should meet the performance needs of 90% of organizations looking to use Gorbit!

## Guide

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create an EC2 instance">
    Create an EC2 instance with the appropriate resources. For this guide,
    we will use the recommended `m7g.xlarge` instance.

    <Note>
      Read our [Resourcing guide](/deployment/getting_started/resourcing) for more details.
    </Note>

    * Give your instance a descriptive name like `gorbit-prod`
    * Select the `Amazon Linux 2023` AMI
    * Select the `64-bit (Arm)` architecture
    * Select the `m7g.xlarge` instance type
    * Select `Allow HTTPS traffic from the internet` in the *Network settings* section
    * Configure storage following the Resourcing Guide

    <img className="rounded-image" src="https://mintcdn.com/gorbit/qYeWoSrsnkRPFQDm/assets/deployment/ec2_create_instance.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=qYeWoSrsnkRPFQDm&q=85&s=ade724b49dd162af275aa73f8a3b8764" alt="EC2 Instance Creation" width="3340" height="2336" data-path="assets/deployment/ec2_create_instance.png" />

    <img className="rounded-image" src="https://mintcdn.com/gorbit/qYeWoSrsnkRPFQDm/assets/deployment/ec2_https.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=qYeWoSrsnkRPFQDm&q=85&s=7afd70bf2f96ace309a0dca70fa5b1af" alt="EC2 Security Group Configuration" width="2230" height="1082" data-path="assets/deployment/ec2_https.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create the instance">
    Click **Launch instance** and then view your instance details.

    <Tip>
      Save the **Public IPv4 address** of the instance!
    </Tip>

    <img className="rounded-image" src="https://mintcdn.com/gorbit/qYeWoSrsnkRPFQDm/assets/deployment/ec2_ipv4.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=qYeWoSrsnkRPFQDm&q=85&s=730489e5a680166b7122d12a8eae5d8a" alt="EC2 Public IPv4 Address" width="1612" height="358" data-path="assets/deployment/ec2_ipv4.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Point domain to the instance">
    <Note>
      If you don't have a domain, buy one from a DNS provider like [GoDaddy](https://www.godaddy.com/)
      or just skip HTTPS for now.
    </Note>

    To point our domain to the new instance, we need to add an `A` and `CNAME` record to our DNS provider.

    The `A` record should be the subdomain that you would like to use for the Gorbit instance like `prod`.

    The `CNAME` record should be the same name with the `www.` in front resulting in `www.prod` pointing to the full
    domain like `prod.gorbit.app`.

    <img className="rounded-image" src="https://mintcdn.com/gorbit/qYeWoSrsnkRPFQDm/assets/deployment/arecord.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=qYeWoSrsnkRPFQDm&q=85&s=47b4684bb43f896b37e60dca9050b4a4" alt="DNS A Record Configuration" width="1597" height="605" data-path="assets/deployment/arecord.png" />

    <img className="rounded-image" src="https://mintcdn.com/gorbit/qYeWoSrsnkRPFQDm/assets/deployment/cname.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=qYeWoSrsnkRPFQDm&q=85&s=53720dcb702e3a9ca0b51a1d6405006f" alt="DNS CNAME Record Configuration" width="1610" height="409" data-path="assets/deployment/cname.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Install Gorbit requirements">
    Gorbit requires `git`, `docker`, and `docker compose`.

    To install these on Amazon Linux 2023, run the following:

    ```bash theme={null}
    sudo yum update -y

    sudo yum install docker -y
    sudo service docker start

    sudo curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/latest/download/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m) -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
    sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

    sudo yum install git
    ```
  </Step>

  <InstallGorbit />
</Steps>

## Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Configure Authentication" icon="shield-check" href="/deployment/authentication/basic">
    Set up authentication for your Gorbit deployment with OAuth, OIDC, or SAML.
  </Card>

  <Card title="More Gorbit Configuration Options" icon="gear" href="/deployment/configuration/configuration">
    Learn about all available configuration options for your Gorbit deployment.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>