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Launch an EC2 instance

  1. Go to AWS EC2 → Launch Instance
  2. Choose Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (free tier eligible: t2.micro / t3.micro)
  3. Add security group rules: allow inbound on port 22 (SSH) and 443 (HTTPS)
  4. Download your key pair

Initial server setup


Deploy the backend


Configure systemd

Create /etc/systemd/system/vantage.service:

Configure nginx + HTTPS

Update your API_BASE_URL in .env.json to https://api.yourdomain.com.