Embarking on the Brewery Beverage Website project involves deploying a web server on AWS EC2, configuring NGINX, setting up monitoring with CloudWatch, and managing assets with S3. Here's a comprehensive guide to assist you through each step:

1. Launch an EC2 Instance Select an Amazon Linux 2 AMI: This is a stable and widely supported choice.

• Instance Type: Choose t2.micro for testing or development purposes. Inbound Rules:
• HTTP (Port 80): Allows web traffic.
• SSH (Port 22): Enables secure shell access.
• Key Pair: Create or select an existing key pair for SSH access.

2. Connect to Your EC2 Instance

• Using SSH: ssh -i /path/to/your-key.pem ec2-user@your-ec2-public-ip

- 3. Install and Configure NGINX Update Packages: Ensure your package lists are up-to-date:

• sudo apt update
• Install NGINX
• Install NGINX using the apt package manager: sudo apt install nginx -y
• Start and Enable NGINX
• Start the NGINX service and enable it to run on system boot:
• sudo systemctl start nginx
• msudo systemctl enable nginx
• sudo systemctl status nginx
• You should see an active (running) status.
• Access via Browser:
• Navigate to your EC2 instance's public IP address in a web browser. You should see the default NGINX welcome page, indicating a successful installation.

4- Steps to Download and Set Up the Project file from GitHub -** **Install Git ****

• Ensure Git is installed on your server:

• sudo apt update

• sudo apt install git -y Clone the Repository

• Use the git clone command to download the repository: git clone https://github.com/etaoko333/Hope-brewery-project.git

• This will create a folder named Hope-brewery-project in your current directory.

• Navigate to the Project Directory

• cd Hope-brewery-project

• Set Up NGINX to Serve the Project -Move Files to the Web Root Directory

• sudo mkdir -p /var/www/brewery

• sudo cp -r * /var/www/brewery

• Update NGINX Configuration

• Edit the default NGINX configuration or create a new file:

• sudo vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/brewery **- Add the following configuration ** server { listen 80; server_name your_domain_or_IP; # Replace with your domain or public IP

  root /var/www/brewery; # Correct document root index index.html;

  location / { try_files $uri $uri/ =404; } } Enable the site by creating a symlink:

• sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/brewery /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ Test and restart NGINX:

• sudo nginx -t -sudo systemctl restart nginx 5. Deploy Your Website Content Check the NGINX Error Logs:

• If you continue to see errors, check the logs again for updated messages:

• sudo tail -f /var/log/nginx/error.log

- 6. Configure AWS S3 for Asset Storage To offload static assets to S3: Create an S3 Bucket: In the AWS Management Console, create a new S3 bucket (e.g., hophaven-beerlist).

• Upload Assets:
• Upload your static assets (images, videos, etc.) to the S3 bucket.
• Set Permissions:
• pate this policy
  • Ensure the bucket policy allows public read access for these assets.
• Configure NGINX to Serve Assets from S3:
• Update your website's HTML to reference the assets stored in S3. For example: Bucket Policy: Add a bucket policy to allow public read access. Here’s an example policy: json

{ "Version": "2012-10-17", "Statement": [ { "Effect": "Allow", "Principal": "", "Action": "s3:GetObject", "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::hophaven-dev-s3-beerlist/" } ] }

8. Monitor with AWS CloudWatch

• Set up monitoring to ensure your website's reliability:
• Install CloudWatch Agent:
• Follow AWS's official documentation to install and configure the CloudWatch agent on your Ubuntu instance.
• Configure Metrics Collection:
• Set up the agent to collect metrics such as CPU usage, memory, disk I/O, and NGINX access logs.
• Create Alarms:
• In the CloudWatch console, create alarms to notify you of any unusual activity or resource usage. Additional
• 9. Secure Your Website with SSL/TLS To provide a secure browsing experience: SSL/TLS Configuration For HTTPS support, you'll need to configure SSL/TLS certificates. Domain Name Support To serve your website on a custom domain (e.g., www.brewery.com), you'll need to update the server_name directive. How to Update the NGINX Configuration Locate the Configuration File

4. Test the Website Open your browser and navigate to your server's IP address or domain: http:// http://brewery.com (if you have configured DNS)