ColdFusion (2016 release) on Cloud

ColdFusion (2016 release) on Cloud is an initiative to help customers leverage ColdFusion as a scalable service via Amazon Web Services (AWS). A preinstalled version of ColdFusion (2016 release) is made available as an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) via AWS. For more information on AMIs, see https://aws.amazon.com/amis/.

Using ColdFusion (2016 release) on Cloud lets you obtain a flexible, secure, and cost-effective infrastructure for your ColdFusion installation. It also ensures that the infrastructure for managing your business applications is handled by AWS. Therefore, it allows you to invest and focus more on core competencies of your line of business.

On AWS, ColdFusion is available as Windows and Ubuntu AMIs. For the Windows AMI, ColdFusion is configured on Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 and with IIS (Internet Information Services) as an external web server. The Ubuntu AMI is configured on Ubuntu 14.0.4 and with Apache 2.4.7 as an external web server.

Important: ColdFusion (2016 release) on Cloud has ColdFusion (2016 release) Update 4 pre-installed.

Setting up and getting started with ColdFusion (2016 release) on AWS is a three-step process.

1. Procure ColdFusion (2016 release) AMIs on AWS
2. Access the ColdFusion AMI on Amazon Web Services
3. Use the JumpStart tool to configure ColdFusion (2016 release)

Procure ColdFusion (2016 release) AMIs on AWS

1. Go to http://aws.amazon.com/ and Sign Up to create an AWS account.
2. Log in to AWS Market Place using your credentials.
3. Purchase Windows or Ubuntu AMIs available at the following locations:
   • Windows: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B01J4RBC74
     
   • Ubuntu: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B01J4RBDXC

For more information on procuring, using, and launching AMIs, see this article.

Access the ColdFusion AMIs on AWS

Once you complete purchasing AMIs, you can choose to launch them using either the EC2 console or 1-Click mechanism. The one-click method allows you to leverage the default Security Groups set up for an easy getting started experience. For more information on Security Groups, see Modifying Security Settings on AWS Instance.

Follow the instructions provided in this article, and launch your ColdFusion AMI.

Use the JumpStart tool to configure ColdFusion (2016 release)

Based on operating system selected for AMI, you can now connect to the ColdFusion instance and configure the ColdFusion server. ColdFusion is preinstalled on both Ubuntu and Windows AMIs. Configuring the server using jumpstart tool is the final step before you can begin using the ColdFusion on Cloud.

The jumpstart tool is launched and run automatically when the ColdFusion instance is accessed for the first time. The jumpstart tool guides you through configuring ColdFusion server. And once the configuration is complete, the ColdFusion server is started automatically. The jumpstart tool is run until the ColdFusion server is configured successfully. If the configuration fails, the jumpstart tool is run automatically when the ColdFusion instance is accessed the next time.

Note: You cannot start the ColdFusion server on the instance until this configuration is completed successfully.

Use the JumpStart tool to configure ColdFusion (2016 release) for Windows instance

Use the JumpStart tool to configure ColdFusion (2016 release) on Ubuntu

To start API Manager:

1. Navigate to /opt/coldfusion2016apimanager/bin.
2. Enter sudo ./apimanager restart.

To view the API Manager documentation, click API Manager features summary.

Modify Security Settings for the AWS instance

After configuring ColdFusion, change Security Settings for the Security Group associated with your AWS instance. Do the following:

1. Log in to AWS Console, and click EC2.
   
2. On the navigation tree, drill down to NETWORK & SECURITY > Security Groups.
   
3. Select a Security Group and click the Inbound tab.
4. Select a rule from the Create a New Rule drop-down and specify the Port Range. See below for a list of ports you can enable, for specified rule types, to best leverage ColdFusion functionality. You can choose to select and apply rules as per your requirements.