Essential startup scripts that one might want to use when setting up a new RHEL 7 instance on AWS.

.RHEL-EC2-Essential-Setup-Scripts

Summary: Essential startup scripts that one might want to use when setting up a new RHEL 7 instance on AWS.

1-Basic-Startup-Scripts.sh

# ----- Install Nano and Git -----

    sudo yum -y install nano

    sudo yum -y install git




# ----- Disable SELinux weird port blocking function, to free up port 80 for NGINX -----

    sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect true




# ----- Install NGINX -----

    touch /etc/yum.repos.d/nginx.repo #====> Create this file

    #====> Inside that file, paste the following:
    # -------- PASTE CONTENTS BELOW, EXCLUDING THIS LINE -------- 

[nginx]
name=nginx repo
baseurl=http://nginx.org/packages/mainline/rhel/7/$basearch/
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1

    # -------- PASTE CONTENTS ABOVE, EXCLUDING THIS LINE -------- 

    ^D #====> # Save and exit the text editor

    sudo yum -y install nginx

    cd #====> Go back to your home directory

    ln -sf /etc/nginx nginx #====> Create a symlink/shortcut to nginx folder from your current



# ----- Install Node Version Manager and NodeJS 10.0.0 (you can choosea version actually) -----

    curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.34.0/install.sh | bash

    . ~/.nvm/nvm.sh

    nvm install 10.0.0 #====> Install desired NodeJS version

    node -v #====> Check that the version is installed
    
    # Next exit the terminal and ssh in again to see the settings applied




# ----- (OPTIONAL) Allow multiple registries for NPM -----

    touch .npmrc #===> Create this file if it doesn't already exist (NPM user config file)

    #====> Inside that file, paste the following:
    # -------- PASTE CONTENTS BELOW, EXCLUDING THIS LINE -------- 

    #...Default NPM registry
    registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
    
    #...Example on how to add custom public registries
    @nodemodulesio:registry.node-modules.io/
    @custom-public-registry:your_public_registry_url.com/
    
    #...example on how to add a custom private registry
    //npm.myCustomPrivateNPMregistry.io/:_password="SOME PASSWORD HERE"
    //npm.myCustomPrivateNPMregistry.io/:username=my.username.here
    //npm.myCustomPrivateNPMregistry.io/:email=hello.world@mysite.com
    //npm.myCustomPrivateNPMregistry.io/:always-auth=false
    
    # set https download to false to quell UNABLE_TO_VERIFY_LEAF_SIGNATURE error
    strict-ssl=false

    # -------- PASTE CONTENTS ABOVE, EXCLUDING THIS LINE -------- 

    ^D #====> # Save and exit the text editor