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GlassFlow on AWS EC2

This guide will walk you through the process of installing GlassFlow on an AWS EC2 instance.

Prerequisites

  • AWS account with enough permissions to create EC2 instances and security groups.

Installation

  1. Create a new EC2 instance using the Amazon Linux 2 AMI.

  2. Update the instance’s security group to allow inbound traffic on port 8080 (TCP).

    Warning: Opening port 8080 to the internet exposes the GlassFlow UI publicly. For production, restrict access by IP or use a VPN.

  3. Log in to the instance and install Git and Docker:

sudo yum update -y
sudo yum install -y amazon-linux-extras git
sudo amazon-linux-extras install docker -y
sudo systemctl start docker
sudo usermod -a -G docker $USER
sudo systemctl enable docker
  1. After adding your user to the Docker group, log out and log back in for the changes to take effect, or run:
newgrp docker
  1. Install Docker Compose:
sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/latest/download/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
  1. Restart your terminal session and verify Docker and Docker Compose installation:
docker info
docker-compose version
  1. Clone the GlassFlow repository:
git clone https://github.com/glassflow/clickhouse-etl.git
  1. Start the services using Docker Compose:
cd clickhouse-etl
docker compose up -d
  1. Access the GlassFlow UI by visiting:
http://<instance-public-ip>:8080

Replace <instance-public-ip> with your EC2 instance’s public IPv4 address found in the AWS EC2 Console.

Getting Help

If you encounter any issues during installation:

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