Deploying a Grails app on EC2 from scratch | delahuntyware

delahuntyware: Deploying a Grails app on EC2 from scratch

Ok so i have found some time write up how to deploy a Grails app onto EC2. This is a step by step guide to setting up Apache, Tomcat, Mysql, Java on an ubuntu Ec2 Box.

For those who do not know. EC2 is Amazon's (that's right the one famous for books) hosting service of its webservice suite. It allows you to run virtual server images on it amazingly scaleable infrastructure. Plus you only pay for what you use. If your server is up for 4 hours you pay for 4 hours. $0.10 per hour (about). You can build your own server as i will show you in the steps below and manange it on their infrastructure.


These are the steps i have taken and they work for me. I am sure there are hundreds of ways to skin a cat (so the cat skinners say) but this is my way. Take it or leave it :)

Why Amazon Can't Manufacture a Kindle In the US - Slashdot

Why Amazon Can't Manufacture a Kindle In the US - Slashdot

theodp writes "Ever wonder why all those job listings for Amazon subsidiary Lab126 — the internal group behind the Kindle and, by all accounts, an upcoming Android tablet — have travel requirements? Over at Forbes, Steve Denning explains why Amazon can't make a Kindle in the U.S., and why that really does matter. 'The idea that there is a lot of outsourcing going on is hardly news', writes Denning. 'The idea that it is irreversible and destructive of the economy's ability to grow is less well known. Even so, it's not exactly new news: the HBR article that I cite is two years old. What is really new news is that (1) these fairly obvious truths haven't yet dawned on economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, CEOs, accountants, politicians, among others and (2) the way to manage in a radically different way to deal with these issues is now more fully articulated than it has been before.' Denning concludes his trilogy-of-management-terror by noting that the decline is also occurring in software."

Amazon.com Interview: Charles Petzold

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Known for his books on programming Microsoft Windows and his technical advice in PC Magazine , Charles Petzold has long been a favorite of the programmers among us. His latest book, Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software, breaks from tradition and offers a look at data representation and processing that the average Joe can appreciate. From Morse code to Unicode, Petzold's new book has a lot to say about how human beings communicate with the help of machines.

Model Two Zero: Running Cloud Foundry on Amazon EC2 (or any Ubuntu server!) and Deploying Using STS

Model Two Zero: Running Cloud Foundry on Amazon EC2 (or any Ubuntu server!) and Deploying Using STS

The idea with Cloud Foundry is that you can run it on any cloud infrastructure - hence the separation of cloudfoundry.org and cloudfoundry.com. The former is the open-source project that is building the infrastructure software, the latter is a commercial offering by VMWare.

So here's what this is about:

• Running Cloud Foundry on EC2 instead of the out-of-the-box cloud VMWare provide
• Connecting Spring STS to it
• Getting a grails app deployed

Eclipse and Amazon Web Service (AWS)

Eclipse and Amazon Web Service (AWS)

Learn how to use the Amazon Web Services toolkit for Eclipse. This demo shows you how to create a simple Java Web application, hello world, and deploy it to the cloud. Eclipse installed and setup. You will also need to have an Amazon account.

Java development 2.0: You can borrow EC2 too

Java development 2.0: You can borrow EC2 too

In this Java development 2.0 installment, Andrew Glover give you a hands-on introduction to developing for and deploying on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). Learn how EC2 differs from Google App Engine, and leverage an Eclipse plug-in and the concise Groovy language to get a simple Web application up and running quickly on EC2.

Java development 2.0: Easy EC2

Java development 2.0: Easy EC2

As you know from "Java development 2.0: You can borrow EC2 too," Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is a generic infrastructure service that hosts virtual machines (of the Linux®, OpenSolaris, or even Windows® persuasion) on which you can run anything you'd like. You can run any Java application — including a Web application that uses Hibernate and Spring, as I'll show you in this article — provided you create or borrow a virtual machine, also known as an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) or instance.

How to Run Windows & IIS in the Cloud on Amazon EC2 (in 15 mins) : BillS IIS Blog : The Official Microsoft IIS Site

How to Run Windows & IIS in the Cloud on Amazon EC2 (in 15 mins) : BillS IIS Blog : The Official Microsoft IIS Site

Choices abound for those looking for a place to run Web applications on Windows. The purpose of this blog post is to show a quick walkthrough of how to setup your first Windows computer in the cloud on Amazon EC2.

Game Developer Group Warns Against Amazon Appstore - Slashdot

Game Developer Group Warns Against Amazon Appstore - Slashdot

The International Game Developers Association has posted a warning to the game development community about the Amazon Appstore's distribution terms, detailing several unfavorable situations possible under the rules and saying, "Amazon has little incentive not to use a developer's content as a weapon with which to capture marketshare from competing app stores."

"Amazon does not need the terms it has established for itself in order to give away a free app every day. Nor does it need the powers it has granted itself to execute a wide variety of price promotions. Other digital games platforms, such as Xbox LIVE Arcade and Steam, manage to run effective promotions very frequently without employing these terms. Amazon may further argue that its success depends on the success of its development partners, and therefore, that it would never abuse the terms of its distribution agreement. Given that Amazon can (and currently does) function perfectly well without these terms in other markets, it is unclear why game developers should take a leap of faith on Amazon’s behalf. Such leaps are rarely rewarded once a retailer achieves dominance."

Installing Android 3.0 on the Nook Color

I just got my Nook Color last night and am looking forward to running Honeycomb from the SD card. They had an entire area in the front of the store with multiple test stations and lots of display space devoted to various covers and other accessories. I opted for the dark polyurethane flip cover with magnetic clasp. Although I think $39.95 is pretty steep for a basic flip cover it does seem well made and well thought out. The cover also doubles as a portrait viewing stand with two positions. There were several sales staff on hand to answer any questions and share stories of how they use the Nook (and how wonderful it is). However, I was misinformed by the staff that the Nook comes with an 8 GB card SD card pre-installed. When I asked to see how to access the card on one of the test units he wasn't able to open the cover since the Nooks in the store are security tethered at the corner. I could have picked up a card at MicroCenter while I was there getting a card reader but figured I'd give it a try with the 8 GB card first before spending the cash for a 16GB card. Lesson learned: trust, but verify.

Other than that (and a stuck pixel that I'm hoping will sort itself out) the purchase experience was pleasant and I was still able to use the Nook's built in web browser to do some reading. It was fairly quick and responsive and despite the limitations seems worth the asking price as-is. Yet it offers the potential for so much more, and notably, without any restrictions. B&N seems perfectly content to sell you the unit for $249 and let you do whatever you want with it, hoping you'll buy a case and few books. Sounds like a fair deal to me and I'll probably buy a few books to throw them some business for being cool. Given Amazon's support for Android with their cloud player and app store I'm surprised that their hardware offerings don't support the platform. I think they're missing the boat on this one.

I'll pick up an SD card this afternoon and hopefully have a capable Android tablet at a bargain price. In the meantime, here's what I'm reading to get prepped:

Download Android 3.0 For Nook Color | TheTechJournal.com

Deeper-blue, the chap who’s been spending the past few days porting the Honeycomb SDK over to the Nook Color has today decided to release his latest work out to eager users and fellow coders. He’s enabled the accelerometer, touchscreen, buttons, graphics acceleration and wireless connectivity.But by the instalation of Android 3.0 Honeycomb the other things like sound remain on the to-do list.

Details: http://thetechjournal.com/electronics/tablet/download-android-3-0-for-nook-color.xhtml#ixzz1J3AKTrQ3

[HOW-TO] Download/Install Honeycomb to Nook Color (SD card)| Android Central

Here's how to get Honeycomb running on your Nook Color right now.

Credit to dev deeper-blue (Rafael Brune) whose thread can be found here: Android 3.0 Honeycomb Image - xda-developers

And some YouTube videos from TechnoBuffalo:
 

Nook Color: Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) Hands On Part1

Nook Color: Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) Hands On Part 2