Setting up Magento 2.4.2 on AWS EC2 with Docker: A Comprehensive Guide

Introduction

Setting up Magento on a cloud server requires careful configuration to ensure smooth development and deployment. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the process of configuring an AWS EC2 instance, installing Docker, and deploying Magento 2.4.2. Follow these steps to create a robust development environment.

AWS EC2 Server Configuration

1. Connect to the Server:

   ssh -i "AdobeCommerce-Dev.pem" ec2-user@<IP>

2. Update the Server:
   sudo yum update -y

3. Install Docker:
   sudo yum install -y docker
sudo service docker start
sudo usermod -a -G docker <username>  # Replace `<username>` with your username
docker info

4. Unzip Files:
   sudo yum install unzip
unzip <folder_name>

5. Install Git:
   sudo yum install git

6. Reset Docker Images:
   docker system prune --volumes

7. Remove Directory:
   sudo rm -rf <dir>

 

Magento Installation Using Docker

 

1. Clone the Git Repo:
   git clone https://github.com/RayUjjal/magento2.git

2. Create .env File:

   • Clone .env.example to .env and add the necessary database details.

    

3. Build and Start Docker Containers:
   docker-compose build
docker-compose up

4. Access Docker PHP Terminal:
   docker exec -it <container_image_name> bash

5. Magento Installation:
   cd var/www/html
composer create-project --repository-url=https://repo.magento.com/magento/project-community-edition <project-dir>

6. File Permissions:
   cd /var/www/html/magento_hamilton
find var generated vendor pub/static pub/media app/etc -type f -exec chmod g+w {} +
find var generated vendor pub/static pub/media app/etc -type d -exec chmod g+ws {} +
chown -R :www-data .
chmod u+x bin/magento

7. Magento Installation Commands:
   bin/magento setup:install --base-url='<baseurl>' --db-host=db --db-name=<db-name> --db-user=<db-user> --db-password=<db-pass> --admin-firstname=<firstname> --admin-lastname=<lastname> --admin-email=<email id> --admin-user=<username> --admin-password=<password> --language=en_US --currency=USD --timezone=America/Chicago --use-rewrites=1 --search-engine=elasticsearch7 --elasticsearch-host=search --elasticsearch-port=<es port>

8. PWA Metapackage Installation:
   composer config minimum-stability dev
composer config repositories.ext path "./ext/*/*/*"
composer require magento/pwa

9. Install Goomento Page Builder:(optional)
   composer require goomento/module-page-builder
php bin/magento module:enable Goomento_PageBuilder

10. Enable Magento Modules:
    php bin/magento module:enable --all

11. Disable Two-Factor Authentication:
    php bin/magento module:disable Magento_TwoFactorAuth

12. Reindexing and Cache Clear:
    php bin/magento indexer:reindex
php bin/magento cache:flush

13. Magento Admin URL:

    • Access the admin panel using the URL provided in magento2-docker-main/public_html/<root dir>/app/etc/env.php.

     

14. Database Dump:
    mysqldump -u <db user> -p <db password> > <filename>.sql
sudo docker cp -a <docker-container-name>: <filename>.sql /home/ec2-user/<folder path>

15. Magento Module Enable/Disable:
    bin/magento module:enable <Module1>
bin/magento module:disable <Module1>
php bin/magento setup:upgrade

16. Magento Deploy Mode:
    bin/magento deploy:mode:set developer

17. Cron Jobs:
    crontab -l
bin/magento cron:install
bin/magento cron:run

 

Conclusion

 

Congratulations! You have successfully set up Magento 2.4.2 on AWS EC2 using Docker. This guide covers the essential steps for a seamless installation and configuration process. Keep this handy for future reference, and happy developing!