Setting Up Server at Amazon

[Jim A]

Hi All: I'm interested in setting up a server with Amazon.  Before I wander too far down that path, I'm wondering if there is a simplified guide that charts the way.  I'm also curious to know what to expect with performance and cost -- just a small shop with minimal bandwidth usage (just looking for an rough idea).

Are there Nettalk resources (webinar, docs, etc.) that address this?

Thank you,

Jim

[Bruce]

Hi Jim,

No NetTalk resources because there's a lot of Amazon resources - and once you have that up the nettalk instructions become;

a) copy program over
b) add it to exception list in Windows Firewall
c) run the exe.

you'll likely also set a DNS value to point to that IP address.

Cost wise it depends on a bunch of things - but is basically free for a small instance for a year if you haven't used Amazon for this before. I'm paying about $10-$15 per month.

You can basically run your nettalk app on the smallest instance they support - but you can scale up depending on what your program needs.

I pretty much just followed their site, with the odd google search when I got stuck. Pretty easy.

Cheers
Bruce

[Jim A]

Thanks Bruce.  I'll forge ahead.

Best.

Jim