Evaluation Deployment Guide for AWS

Step 1: Launch the instance with the AMI provided by RagaAI

To initiate the process, please reach out to our team with the following details:

• AWS Account ID

• AWS Region

Step 2: Create a default VPC if not present

• Search for "VPC" in the top search bar and select VPC under the Networking & Content Delivery section

• On the VPC Dashboard, open the left-hand side menu and click on Your VPCs

• Click on the Actions button on the top-right

• Select Create Default VPC from the dropdown menu (shown below)

• A dialog box should appear, informing you that AWS will create a default VPC with default settings - including an internet gateway, route tables, and default subnets

• Click Create to proceed

• AWS will automatically create the new default VPC along with its components

• After creation, you should be able to see the new default VPC listed under Your VPCs

Step 3: Create a security group

• Navigate to Security Groups via Search

• Click on Create Security Group

• Provide a name for the group, e.g., CatalystSecurityGroup

• Provide a suitable description

• Add the following Inbound Rules:

  • Add Port 80 and 22 with TCP protocol and Accessible from anywhere

• Optional: If you want to restrict access within your VPN, Add ports 22, 80 with the TCP protocol. In the destination, select "Custom" and enter your VPN's public IP.

• Review your settings and click on Create Security Group

• Remember to note the name of your security group for further steps

Step 4: Create an EC2 instance

• Find the section for EC2 from the services search bar

• Click on Launch Instance

• Provide a name for the instance, e.g., Catalyst

• Search the AMI name provided to you by navigating to My AMIs -> Shared with me -> <AMI Name shared>

Note: AMI Name can be different from what is shown in the above image

• Select m7g.2xlarge from the list of instance types

• Click Create New Key Pair and provide a name, e.g, catalystkey

• Hit Select existing security group and select your group name noted earlier (CatalystSecurityGroup)

Step 5: Review and Launch

• Review your instance configuration and click “Launch Instance”.

• Wait for at least 15 mins for the instance to be in running state.

  • Note the public IP of the machine. Access the portal via http://<public_ip>

  • It should render a login page

• Please note that API should be available at

  • http://<ec2_ip>/api

  • This should be configured for running the experiments.

• Please get login credentials on the mail