1) # Register to Amazon AWS1) # launch instance of AMI "ami-0d638d64"2) # ssh into it with the command shown on the amazon console3) # create a user with : <code>useradd -p PASSWORD USERNAME</code>4) # check that /dev/null is readable, if not do a: <code>chmod go+rw /dev/null</code>5) # from your home computer generate a ssh key if you don't already have one (check ~/.ssh/ for an id_rsa.pub file) with: <code>ssh-keygen</code>6) # upload your ssh key to the running instance with: <code>scp -i YOURKEYPAIR.pem ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub root@INSTANCEPUBLICIP:/home/USERNAME/id_rsa.pub </code>7)#from your server again move your keypair to the authorized ssh key with: <code>mv ~/id_rsa ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2 </code>8) # check that /dev/null is readable, if not do a: <code>chmod go+rw /dev/null</code>9) # use <code>route </code> and <code>ifconfig </code> to find out your network setting10) # create your hda profile accordingly