# Launch and connect your AWS Instance

## Step 1: Log in your AWS account (<https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/management/signin>)

Register one if you don't have (<https://aws.amazon.com/>)

## Step 2: On top left bar, choose Services > Compute> EC2

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## Step 3: Launch Instance

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## Step 4: Choose Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS (HVM), SSD Volume Type

Either x86 or Arm is fine

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## Step 5:  Choose instance type "t3a.xlarge"

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Click “Next: Configure Instance Details” at the bottom right of the page

Nothing to change here, so click “Next: Add Storage”

## Step 6: Change size Gib into 60

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Click Add Tag. There's nothing to add here so lick Next: Configure Security Group

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## Step 7:  Click "Add Rule"&#x20;

Please add the following 2 port: TCP 9334 and TCP 9433. \
To add, please click "Add Rule", then:\
\- For Type, select  "Custom TCP Rule"\
\- Input port number: 9334, 9433\
\- For Source,  Anywhere 0.0.0.0/0

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Then click "Review and Launch"

## Step 8: Download Key Pair

In the pop up window, please elect “Create a new key pair” and then enter a name that you like, for example "incognitokey".&#x20;

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Click “Download Key Pair” and save it somewhere safe.

Click “Launch Instances”.

Click “View Instances”

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## Step 9: Connect to instance

Right click at the Running status, then select "Connect"

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Follow the step in the screenshot&#x20;

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* Open SSH client
* Local you Key File at Step 8
* &#x20;this command:

```
chmod 400 <file name> (eg: chmod 400 incogintokey.pem)
```

After that run this command:

```
ssh -i “file ” ec2-user@ec2-13-58-138-9.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com
```

This is the IP address to run your Virtual Node

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