diff --git a/docs/quickstart/aws.md b/docs/quickstart/aws.md index 7e3aef8a7bc11..3b0d7f7512504 100644 --- a/docs/quickstart/aws.md +++ b/docs/quickstart/aws.md @@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ Be sure to keep the default firewall (SecurityGroup) options checked so you can ![AWS Security Groups](../images/quickstart/aws/security-groups.png) -We recommend at least 4 cores and 16 GB memory if you plan on provisioning Docker containers as workspaces on this EC2 instance. Keep in mind this quickstart is intended for proof-of-concept deployments and you should adjust your infrastructure when preparing for production use. +We recommend keeping the default instance type (`t2.xlarge`, 4 cores and 16 GB memory) if you plan on provisioning Docker containers as workspaces on this EC2 instance. Keep in mind this quickstart is intended for proof-of-concept deployments and you should adjust your infrastructure when preparing for production use. See: [Scaling Coder](../admin/scale.md) Be sure to add a keypair so that you can connect over SSH to further [configure Coder](../admin/configure.md). After launching the instance, wait 30 seconds and navigate to the public IPv4 address. You should be redirected to a public tunnel URL. @@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ Coder is primarily configured by server-side flags and environment variables. Gi ```sh ssh ubuntu@ +sudo vim /etc/coder.d/coder.env # edit config +sudo service coder restart # restart Coder ``` ## Give developers EC2 workspaces (optional)