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# Basic AWS Setup
The basic installation is designed to be plug-n-play - it creates the bare minimum of resources to run Sorry Cypress on AWS.
If you are looking for a more comprehensive deployment please process to [Advanced AWS Setup](/cloud-setup/aws/advanced-aws-setup.md)
### Cloud Formation Stack
It takes just 5 minutes to deploy full sorry-cypress kit on AWS using AWS Cloud Formation template.
[
](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home#/stacks/new?stackName=sorry-cypress\&templateURL=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sorry-cypress.dev/cf/sorry-cypress.yml)
1. Click the link, follow on-screen instructions
2. Wait for deloyment to complete
3. Go to "Output" section of Cloud Formation task to see access URLs
4. Reconfigure cypress to use `DirectorURL` from the previous step.
5. That's it!
Alternatively, use the commands below
```bash
aws cloudformation create-stack --template-url https://s3.amazonaws.com/sorry-cypress.dev/cf/sorry-cypress.yml --capabilities CAPABILITY_IAM --stack-name sorry-cypress-2
```
### Stack Overview
The Cloud Formation stack uses AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS) to run sorry-cypress services. The configuration includes networks and Load Balancer for secure and convenient access.
The artifacts created by the stack are:
* Director URL - this is what you provide when [configure cypress agent to use the alternative dashboard.](/integrating-cypress/configuring-cypress-agent.md)
* Dashboard URL - web dashboard access URL
* API URL - GraphQL API access URL
* S3 Bucket - for storing tests video recordings and screenshots
* Cloudwatch log groups for debugging and troubleshooting
### Template Configuration
`StackName (default: "sorry-cypress")`
Defines the stack name, also serves a prefix name for all the entities created by the stack. Please keep it short and no special characters as AWS limits service names.
`TaskCpu (default: 1024)`
The amount of CPU units dedicated to running the services. Sorry-cypress uses AWS Fargate as compute platform, and runs all the services as a single task, i.e. those CPU units are shared among all the services. Read more about at [AWS Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/task_definition_parameters.html#task_size)
`TaskMemory (default: 2048)`
The amount of memory units dedicated to running the services. This resource is also shared between the services and defined at task-level. Read more at [AWS Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/task_definition_parameters.html#task_size)\`\`
`DirectorPort (default: 8080)`
The port number for accessing the director service. You'll need to use it as a destination when [configuring cypress agents](/integrating-cypress/configuring-cypress-agent.md).
The stack creates [AWS Application Load Balancer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/application/introduction.html) to provide access to the underlying services. By default, AWS LB URL points to the web dashboard (on port `80`). The director service is available via the same URL but different port.
For example, if the access URL created by the stack is `http://sorry-cypress-1502240720.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com`, and `DirectorPort=8080` then `director` service will be available at `http://sorry-cypress-1502240720.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com:8080`
### AWS Pricing
You're only paying for AWS resources. Here's a rough estimator of price / month for using the resources used . The actual usage might be higher (or lower) based on actual usage
* Fargate pricing based on [calculator](http://fargate-pricing-calculator.site.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/) **35.546 USD** (1 vCPU, 2GB RAM) or **17.773 USD** (0.5 vCPU, 1GB RAM)
* EC2 Application Load Balancer based on [calculator](https://aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/pricing/) **19.35 USD** (0.5 GB / hour, 0.5 connections / second)
* S3 + Cloudwatch = varies based on usage
Too expensive? Try [free Heroku setup](/cloud-setup/heroku.md).