Quickstarts
Installing Yellowbrick on Amazon Web Services
quickstarts Installing Yellowbrick on Amazon Web Services Deploy the Yellowbrick SQL data platform in your AWS environment in…
quickstarts
Installing Yellowbrick on Amazon Web Services
Deploy the Yellowbrick SQL data platform in your AWS environment in four straightforward steps. This process gives you a fully functioning Yellowbrick instance while maintaining complete control over your data.
- AWS account with permissions to create CloudFormation stacks, EC2 instances, and VPC resources
- AWS service quota that allows for at least 46 running On-Demand Standard instances (A, C, D, H, I, M, R, T, Z instance families)
- Internet-accessible VPC for deployer setup
- Access to AWS Management Console or AWS CLI
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The Yellowbrick Deployer is launched using an AWS CloudFormation template that sets up the necessary infrastructure.
- Access AWS CloudFormation in your console
- Create a new stack using the Yellowbrick template URL
- Configure parameters including stack name, VPC, subnet, and IP access restrictions
- Once creation completes (5-10 minutes), locate the Deployer URL in the Outputs tab
Configure and run the deployer to create your Yellowbrick instance.
- Access the Deployer URL from the CloudFormation outputs
- Select “Install” option and accept the EULA
- Configure your instance name, deployment region, network access, and subnet settings
- Set up admin credentials (store securely – they’re only shown once)
- Configure S3 storage for your Yellowbrick instance
- Review and start installation (approximately 20 minutes)
- Access Yellowbrick Manager using the URL provided upon completion
Activate your Yellowbrick instance to enable cluster creation and query execution.
- Navigate to Configuration → License in the Yellowbrick Manager
- Paste your license key and click Install License
- Verify license details including expiration date and vCPU allotment
Set up a compute cluster to start running queries and analyzing data.
- Navigate to Instance Management in the left menu
- Click Create Cluster
- Configure your cluster:
- Provide a meaningful name
- Select node size (start small and scale as needed)
- Choose the number of nodes (1-2 recommended initially)
- Click Create and wait for provisioning to complete
- Once status shows “Running,” your Yellowbrick instance is ready
- Connection details are available on the Instance Management page
