Install Enterprise

Step 1: Subscribe on the AWS Marketplace

Solodev is a professionally managed, enterprise class Content Management System (CMS). Before launching Solodev Enterprise CMS, users first need to subscribe to Solodev on the AWS Marketplace. Click the button below to get started.

Already have a Solodev license? Call 1-800-859-7656 and we’ll activate your subscription for you.

Step 2: Return to the Solodev CMS Enterprise Product Page

Once subscribed, return to the Solodev CMS Enterprise Edition product page.

Step 3: Configure VPC and EC2 Key Pair

Please note that both a VPC and EC2 Key Pair must be configured within the region the user intends to launch their stack. If these items are created, please skip directly to launch.

Step 4: Launch your CloudFormation Stack

Once the VPC and EC2 Key Pair are configured, users can launch their CloudFormation stack. Select the AWS region of choice on the Solodev CMS – Enterprise Edition product page.

Step 5: Populate the CloudFormation Stack Wizard

Clicking on the Launch Stack button redirects the user to the Create Stack wizard.

Select Template

Select the template used to create the stack. The solodev-enterprise-opsworks.yaml template should be pre-selected. Click Next to continue.

Specify Details

Configure the stack name and the various stack parameters. For a full description of these parameters, visit the Install Parameters page.

Options

Configure the stack options. In most instances, the default options are recommended. Click Next to continue. For a full description of these options, visit the Install Options page.

Review

Once the stack is configured, review the details and options. Ensure that the “I acknowledge that AWS CloudFormation might create IAM resources with custom names” and "I acknowledge that AWS CloudFormation might require the following capability: CAPABILITY_AUTO_EXPAND" checkboxes are selected and click on the Create button to launch the stack.

Step 6: Monitor the CloudFormation Stack Creation Process

Upon launching the CloudFormation stack, the user is able to monitor the installation logs under the Events tab. The CloudFormation template will launch several stacks related to the Solodev instance including EFS, EDS, and EC2. If any failures are encountered at this time, please visit the Common Issues page to begin troubleshooting.

Step 7 View CloudFormation Stack Outputs

When the stack builds successfully, the user is alerted with a green CREATE_COMPLETE message. Click on the primary stack and view the Outputs tab. The user will find the CNAME associated with the Solodev backend.

Step 8 Login to Solodev

Visit the CNAME acquired in Step 7. Login to CMS using the username solodev and the password configured in Step 5.