First things first:
- Hosting WordPress on AWS: Pros and Cons and How To
- What is AWS Lightsail, and Who Should Use it?
- Register a domain if you do not have one already. IONOS has great intro offers
- Sign up for a 12 months free AWS account: Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Setting up Amazon Lightsail:
- Running WordPress on AWS – the cheap and easy way (includes info on script to set up SSL certificate)
Dig further:
- Deploying a highly available WordPress site on Amazon Lightsail, Part 4: Increasing performance and scalability with a Lightsail load balancer (see other 3 parts in series)
WordPress:
My Personal WP Site:
Will be updating my personal site soon and what sparked interest in looking to AWS as a possible solution. Has been years since being updated: MissKai