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Amazon AWS offers a Windows VPS for their customers.
It is free for one year They do require a credit credit card to open an account
This is the first post on how to create and configure a free Amazon Windows virtual server.
This post describes how to create the virtual server. The second post describes how to configure it
If you have any questions you may ask here https://forum.ournem.com/vps-nodes/how-to-create-a-free-amazon-ec2-windows-vps/
First go to Amazon AWS website http://aws.amazon.com/, and click on "Sign into Console"
If you have an account with Amazon, login. If not create one.
Once you are logged into the console. Click on EC2 on the top left corner.
At the EC2 management console, select the region you want to create the Virtual Server in at the top right corner. Then select "Launch Instance"
Select Microsoft Windows Server 2012 as the Machine Image
Select a t2.micro, with 1G memory, Then click on Configure Instance Details in the lower right hand corner.
Review the Configure Instance Details, The defaults are usually sufficient. Then click on Next: Add Storage in the bottom right corner.
Change the amount of storage to how much you want. Free tiers get up to 30G. Then click on Next: Tag Instance
Give your Instance a name that you like, then click on Next: Configure Security Group
Select Create New Security Group, the click on Add Rule.
Select Type Custom TCP Rule, Port Range 7890, Source Anywhere. Then click on Review and Launch
Review the instance settings, and then Click on Launch
Select Create a New Key Pair, Give the Key a name, Download Key Pair
Save the new key Then click on Launch Instances
Your Instance will now be launched. Click on the Instance identifier to get back to the main EC2 Management Console
Give it a few minutes to initialize
After it has initialized, click on Connect
Click on Download Remote Desktop File
Save the Remote Desktop File to your computer
Click on Get Password
Click on Browse and select the Key you downloaded earlier.
Click on Decrypt Password
You will then be shown the password for your new Amazon VPS
Now we will connect to your new EC2 instance. Browse to the Remote Desktop File you downloaded earlier and double click on it.
Select Don't ask me again, and click on Connect
Select Remember my credentials and type in your password.
Do not copy and paste, for some reason that does not work.
Select Don't ask me again, the click on YES
After a short delay, the VPS will create your desktop and you will be logged in. Click on the menu button in the lower left hand corner.
Click on Control Panel
Click on System and Security
Click on Windows Firewall
Click on Advanced Settings
Select Inbound Rules and New Rule
Select Port, then click on Next
Select TCP and Specific Local Ports, then enter 7890. Click on Next
Select Allow the connection, Click on Next
Select Domain, Private, and Public, click on Next
Give a name to the new rule and click on Finish
Now select Outbound Rules and New Rule
Select PORT and click on Next
Select TCP and Specific Remote Ports, enter 7890
Select Allow the connection click on Next
Select Domain, Public, Private, and click on Next
Give the Outbound rule a name and click on Finish
Now your new Free Amazon AWS EC2 instance is ready for NEM installation.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at http://blog.nem.io/create-a-windows-vps/