# Connector Installation - AWS
This document will guide you to create a Cloudbrink Connector in AWS. Steps 1 through 14 must be completed twice if deploying an active-standby Connector pair.
**Prerequisites**
· An AWS account with necessary quota to deploy one (or two if active-standby pair) instance(s) with the below compute requirements
·Cloudbrink Connector AMI(s) have been shared your AWS Account (please notify Cloudbrink if additional regions are required)
·A Connector and corresponding OTP token has been generated in the Cloudbrink Admin Portal
**Connector VM Requirements**
OS: Ubuntu 22.04
· Compute: c5.xlarge (4 CPU and 8GB RAM)
Networking:
o Inbound port 22 must be open between Connector instances if deploying an active-standby pair
○ Outbound ports 443 (TCP), 9090 (TCP) and 9993-4 (UDP) to Cloudbrink SaaS and Edges
· Username: cbrink (required for hardening scripts)
## Create Connector VM from AWS AMI
1. Navigate to the EC2 section of the AWS Console, and under Images in the left pane, select AMIs.
2. Search for the Connector AMI ID provided separately via email, and click the blue Launch button.
3\. On Step 2: Choose an Instance Type, select c5.xlarge, and click the gray Next: Configure Instance Details button.
4. On Step 3: Configure Instance Details, ensure Number of instances is set to 1, even if deploying an active-standby pair (each instance will have a unique OTP token).
5. Still on Step 3, under the Advanced Details section, paste in the User data script as text, with the appropriate OTP Token for your environment. If unsure of this value, please contact Cloudbrink Support.
Example Script:
**#cloud-config**
**runcmd:**
**- \[bash, /opt/scripts/brinkconnectordeploycloud.sh, -o, "\", -a,** "1"]
**·** **NOTE**: The OTP mentioned in the above step can be generated from the Cloudbrink management portal → Configure → Connectors → "Select the connector which is already configured for AWS env"→ click "Generate OTP"
6. Fill out the rest of Step 3 per business requirement, and then click Next: Add Storage.
7\. On Step 4: Add Storage, change the Size value from 8 GB to 50 GB.
8. Click the gray Next: Add Tags button.
9. On Step 5: Add Tags, add any required tags per business requirements.
10. Click the gray Next: Configure Security Group button.
11. Configure the security group per business requirements. All Connector communication happens in the outbound direction (it must be able to talk outwards to Cloudbrink Edges and SaaS), so opening inbound ports from the internet is not required.
12. Click the blue Review and Launch button.
13. Ensure all settings match the above steps and business requirements. Click Launch.
14. In the key pair pop-up, either generate a new key pair or use an existing pair for SSH access, per business requirements. The Connector instance is hardened, with SSH only supported for the user cbrink. Click Launch Instance.
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