WordPress with NGINX and SSL Certified by Bitnami and Automattic
Bitnami by VMware | 5.8.1-22-r08 on Debian 10Linux/Unix, Debian 10 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Working well
I use this image to set up a single site landing page app. It is running well. After i found the passwords for the login it was easy to maintain the site. It works well with macro instance too.
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Very good
This is the same app as you get with Wordpress on Lightsail. Easy to set up SSL and other important features, just follow the instructions at Bitnami.
Not compatible for multiple sites deployment
I need to deploy another app on the same instance along with wordpress using SNI, like this:
site1.mydomain.com - wordpress;
site2.mydomain.com - another app.
To achieve this I needed to install the required "stream" nginx modules, which are not included in this image.
After a 3-day tornment failing and trying over and over for such a simple task, I finally gave up and killed this instance with tons of agony.
I was intended to save 1 hour using this image, ended up wasting 3 days.
In conclusion, do NOT use this image if you want to run anything else alongwith Wordpress on the same instance.
One of the best WP AMIs in the marketplace
Works every single time - could do with ability to upgrade PHP versions, but not too difficult to migrate to new instances.
Can setup a full functional server in less than 10 minutes with this.
NGINX with SSL manualy
Is pretty useless an AMI with Nginx ad SSL that not support auto configuration for the service. I have try it, but mabye I will kill this instance and start over again.
Broken SSH
Suddenly I couldn't access to my instance anymore.
After loosing hours, I decide to recover my wordpress site from the backup. So, I created a brand new instance based on this image... and guess what?? It's unreachable!!
Please fix the ssh.
Everything you need
WordPress, NGINX, SSL SERVER CERTS what more do you need?
This is perfect and easy to work with and plenty of docs on bitnami
Amazing! A semi-novice and now I have a WordPress site and a free SSL
This is really cool and for $0.00 it's pretty exciting!
About all I can remember from a UNIX course 30 yrs ago is ls and vi...
I can't believe that in a day I've managed to create an AWS account, I've created a linux host running WordPress, registered a DNS zone, and I even have an SSL! And so far I've only paid for registering a DNS zone.
Oh, and I've used SSH in PuTTY for the first time.
It was fairly easy, just had to follow the instructions they give here in the marketplace. Actually, I find the hardest part is trying to use the cost calculator for what my fee will be 12 months from now..
Huge thank you to AWS, Bitnami and the Let's Encrypt Authority X3, and WordPress... now I just need to figure out how to renew this free SSL when that day happens.. and setup my Amateur Radio demo site.. (did I mention the Chrome browser now shows a little padlock instead of a warning! Awesome!)
I originally tried the multisite Wordpress but to setup up SSL with that is a chore since I didn't want to pay for the AWS load balancer that is required for the AWS free SSL. Evidently it can be done but I messed up something and just deleted that VM and created a new instance using this one.
Works as advertised, don't listen to untrainted reviewers
Everything works out of the box if you take the time to read the documentation provided by Bitnami. Yes, it's difficult to make sure all of your security settings are correct for your specific environment to connect to this instance IF IT'S THE FIRST TIME YOU ARE USING SSH IN YOUR LIFE. Anyone with even the smallest amount of experience will have no problem.
I find it amazing that people who don't know what they are doing decide to lash out at a company that is giving them a jumpstart on configuring a set of free tools. If you don't like it, go spin up a bare unbuntu instance and do it yourself.
Thanks for doing the legwork, Bitnami.
Fails at its only purpose!
The only reason I used this image was to streamline my Let'sEncrypt SSL - why not?
Used the provided tool:
Executing /opt/bitnami/bncert-tool...
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Welcome to the Bitnami HTTPS Configuration tool.
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Bitnami installation directory
Please type a directory that contains a Bitnami installation. The default
installation directory for Linux installers is a directory inside /opt.
Bitnami installation directory [/opt/bitnami]:
Warning: Currently only installations using the Apache web server are supported.
Make sure you are entering a proper path, or choose a different directory.