Launch an EC2 instance
- Go to AWS EC2 → Launch Instance
- Choose Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (free tier eligible: t2.micro / t3.micro)
- Add security group rules: allow inbound on port 22 (SSH) and 443 (HTTPS)
- Download your key pair
Initial server setup
Deploy the backend
Configure systemd
Create/etc/systemd/system/vantage.service:
Configure nginx + HTTPS
API_BASE_URL in .env.json to https://api.yourdomain.com.