Installing OPNsense AWS image¶

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To apply for access to the OPNsense Amazon AWS EC2 cloud image, you need:

An active support subscription
see: https://opnsense.org/support-overview/commercial-support/)
Supply your Amazon Account Number
to share the Amazon Machine Image with.
The zone or zones you would like to install the image in
e.g. eu-central-1, us-east-1

Step 1 - New Instance¶

Start a new instance and then go to “instances”, followed by “launch instance” and then “My AMIs”, don’t forget to select “Shared with me”

Step 2 - Select Type¶

Choose an instance type

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Step 3 - Configure security group¶

To configure security group, make sure you allow HTTPS access from your own network.

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Step 4 - Configure a disk¶

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Step 5 - Review your settings¶

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Step 6 - SSH keypair¶

Select ssh keypair or skip, the ssh key isn’t used for OPNsense, ssh is disabled by default.

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Step 7 - Review status page¶

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Step 8 - AWS instances¶

Go to your AWS instances

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Select the image, go to “image settings” then “get system log” to obtain the initial password

Step 9 - Initial root password¶

Copy your initial root password (line ** set initial….)

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Step 10 - Search current address¶

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Login to OPNsense using the address provided.