Bagisto AMI Installer – User Guide

This blog will walk you through installing the Bagisto application on AWS EC2 using the Bagisto AMI, which comes pre-installed with Bagisto code.

Bagisto simplifies online store setup and management as an open-source eCommerce platform. It offers a user-friendly admin panel, secure architecture, and seamless deployment on AWS.

Prerequisites For Bagisto AMI Installer

Complete the prerequisites to ensure a smooth and secure AWS EC2 deployment.

• Allow port 22 (SSH) from your IP in your EC2 Security Group. Ensure 80/443 are open for SSL and the Bagisto app.
• Use a t3.medium or higher EC2 instance to ensure your server runs smoothly with sufficient CPU and memory for optimal performance.
• Assign an Elastic IP to your EC2 instance to maintain a static public IP address, ensuring consistent DNS configuration and uninterrupted access to your server.
• In your domain registrar’s DNS settings, Create an A record pointing to your EC2 Elastic IP. This ensures your domain correctly resolves to your server.

Installation Steps

Step 1: Launch The EC2 Instance

• First, launch the EC2 instance from the Bagisto AMI.
• Wait for the EC2 instance’s status to become “running”.

Step 2: Access Your EC2 Instance

SSH into EC2 using your PEM key with proper permissions.

1. Set the PEM File Permission:

The PEM file should be readable only by you. Run the command to set the correct permissions:

2. Connect to Your EC2 Instance via SSH:

After setting the permission, connect to your instance using:

Replace your-key-file.pem with your actual key filename, and your-instance-ip with your EC2 instance’s public (Elastic) IP address.

Step 3: Execute the Setup.sh Script.

Execute the shell script setup.sh to provide the database name, username, password, Domain and Email by running the command:

Configure your domain’s A record to the EC2 IP first.

This script will:

• Create a database and a database user in MySQL.
• Validate your domain’s DNS points to this EC2’s IP.
• Obtain a Free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate.
• Configure Apache to serve the Bagisto site over HTTPS.

Wait for a few minutes.

Step 4: Start Using Bagisto

Access the application by visiting https://yourdomain.com/ in your preferred web browser.

Step 5: Access the Bagisto Admin panel.

The Admin password is stored in Adminpasswd.txt file , run this command to get it.

To access the Admin Panel, open your web browser and visit: https://yourdomain.com/admin/
Then, log in using the email and password stored in the Adminpasswd.txt file.

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