🚀 AWS Laravel MVP Setup (Free Tier)

This setup script automates the deployment of a Laravel-ready environment on AWS using the Free Tier.

📌 Prerequisites

Before running the script, ensure you have:

• An AWS account (with CLI configured using aws configure)
• AWS CLI installed (Install Guide)
• Bash shell (for running the script)
• Docker (for Laravel Sail, optional if using local development)

📜 Steps to Deploy

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/antobraintly/aws-laravel-setup.git
cd aws-laravel-setup

2️⃣ Run the AWS Deployment Script

chmod +x setup_aws_laravel.sh
./setup_aws_laravel.sh

3️⃣ Connect to Your EC2 Instance

ssh -i laravel-key.pem ec2-user@YOUR_PUBLIC_IP

4️⃣ Install Docker & Laravel Sail

sudo yum update -y
sudo yum install docker -y
sudo service docker start
sudo usermod -aG docker ec2-user
newgrp docker

5️⃣ Clone Your Laravel Project & Start Sail

git clone https://github.com/your-repo/laravel-project.git
cd laravel-project
./vendor/bin/sail up -d

6️⃣ Configure Laravel to Use RDS & S3

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=YOUR_RDS_ENDPOINT
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=your_database
DB_USERNAME=admin
DB_PASSWORD=yourpassword

AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your-access-key
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your-secret-key
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1
AWS_BUCKET=your-bucket-name

7️⃣ Access Your Laravel App

Once Laravel is running, access it via:

http://YOUR_PUBLIC_IP

🎉 Your Laravel MVP is now live on AWS Free Tier! 🚀