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

Guide

Create an EC2 instance

Create an EC2 instance with the appropriate resources. For this guide, we will use the recommended m7g.xlarge instance.

::: info
  Read our [Resourcing guide](/deployment/getting_started/resourcing) for more details.

:::

- Give your instance a descriptive name like `giis-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

Create the instance

Click Launch instance and then view your instance details.

::: tip
  Save the **Public IPv4 address** of the instance!

:::

Install GiiS requirements

GiiS requires git, docker, and docker compose.

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

```bash
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
```