Netflix monitors dozens AWS accounts easily on a single m3.large instance. For this guide, we will launch a m1.small.
In the console, start the process to launch a new Ubuntu instance. The screenshot below shows EC2 classic, but you can also launch this in external VPC.:
Select an m1.small and select "Next: Configure Instance Details".
Note: Do not select "Review and Launch". We need to launch this instance in a specific role.
Under "IAM Role", select SecurityMonkeyInstanceProfile:
You may now launch the new instance. Please take note of the "Public DNS" entry. We will need that later when configuring security monkey.
Now may also be a good time to edit the "launch-wizard-1" security group to restrict access to your IP. Make sure you leave TCP 22 open for ssh and TCP 443 for HTTPS.
You may be prompted to download a keypair. You should protect this keypair; it is used to provide ssh access to the new instance. Put it in a safe place. You will need to change the permissions on the keypair to 400:
$ chmod 400 SecurityMonkeyKeypair.pem
We will connect to the new instance over ssh:
$ ssh -i SecurityMonkeyKeyPair.pem -l ubuntu <PUBLIC_IP_ADDRESS>
Replace the last parameter (<PUBLIC_IP_ADDRESS>) with the Public IP of your instance.