Easily set up UVdesk — the open-source helpdesk system designed to reduce the workload of support representatives and streamline the entire support process — using our pre-configured AMI on AWS EC2.
This Uvdesk AMI walks you through using the Uvdesk auto-installer script ( setup.sh & domain.sh ) to deploy a Uvdesk site with Apache, MySQL, and SSL on an AWS EC2 instance.
Prerequisites For UVdesk AMI Installer
This AMI comes pre-configured with all the required software and the UVdesk source code.
To get started smoothly, make sure the following prerequisites are met.
- You launch the EC2 instance using the Uvdesk AMI.
- Launch an EC2 instance using the UVdesk AMI (t3.medium or higher is required).
- The setup script is available at: /root/setup.sh.
- The system has already placed the Uvdesk source code under: /var/www/html/
- Allows ports 80 & 443 open to all in AWS Security group.
- Allows port 22 open only to your system IP in the AWS Security group.
- Change the permission of the pem file: chmod 400 <pem file>.
- DNS: Your domain must point to the EC2 public IP (A record set)
Installation Steps
First, SSH into the server.
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ssh -i pem-file ubuntu@server-ip |
Next, switch to the root user.
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sudo -i |
Then, execute the setup.sh script.
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bash setup.sh |
After that, provide the database name, username, and password
Finally, run the script to configure Apache virtual host and enable SSL.
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bash domain.sh |
Wait for a few minutes.
Visit the domain in your browser to proceed with the UVdesk configuration.
For guidance on configuring UVdesk, please refer to the Blog.
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