AWS Marketplace Deployment

Deploying Lightbits storage from the AWS marketplace is the simplest way to deploy a Lightbits storage cluster on AWS. There is no need to contact Lightbits to do so. You can simply browse through the AWS marketplace and subscribe, as follows:

1. Go to the AWS Marketplace.
2. Search for Lightbits.

3. Click on the Lightbits Cloud Block Storage product.

4. Click Continue to Subscribe. If you are not logged in you will be prompted to log in to your AWS account.
5. Once logged in, click Accept Terms.

6. Click Continue to Configuration.

7. Select the Lightbits Cloud Block Storage fulfillment option.
8. Select the latest available software version.
9. Select your region (the region the stack will be deployed in).
10. Click Continue to Launch.

11. Choose Launch CloudFormation and you will see the Create Stack window.

12. The window will be auto-populated with the correct S3 URL to the CF template (this URL should not be edited).

13. Click Next to start the CF configuration.
14. Refer to the CF Configuration section of this guide for additional information.