// We need to work around Step numbers here if we are going to potentially exclude the AMI subscription
=== Sign in to your AWS account

. Sign in to your AWS account at https://aws.amazon.com with an IAM user role that has the necessary permissions. For details, see link:#_planning_the_deployment[Planning the deployment] earlier in this guide.
. Make sure that your AWS account is configured correctly, as discussed in the link:#_technical_requirements[Technical requirements] section.

=== Launch the Quick Start
// Adapt the following warning to your Quick Start.

WARNING: When deploying this Quick Start into an existing VPC, ensure that your VPC has two private subnets in different Availability Zones for the workload instances and that the subnets are not shared. This Quick Start does not support https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/vpc-sharing.html[shared subnets^]. These subnets require https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/vpc-nat-gateway.html[NAT gateways^] in their route tables to allow the instances to download packages and software without exposing them to the internet. Also ensure that the domain name option is configured as explained in http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonVPC/latest/UserGuide/VPC_DHCP_Options.html[DHCP options sets^]. You provide your VPC settings when you launch the Quick Start.

Each deployment takes about {deployment_time} to complete.

. Sign in to your AWS account, and choose one of the following options to launch the AWS CloudFormation template. For help with choosing an option, see link:#_deployment_options[Deployment options] earlier in this guide.

[cols="3,1"]
|===
^|https://fwd.aws/xkye7?[Deploy {partner-product-short-name} into a new VPC on AWS^]
^|https://fwd.aws/QDJza?[View template^]

^|https://fwd.aws/k4MBW?[Deploy {partner-product-short-name} into an existing VPC on AWS^]
^|https://fwd.aws/EYQWk?[View template^]
|===

[start=2]
. Check the AWS Region that’s displayed in the upper-right corner of the navigation bar, and change it if necessary. This Region is where the network infrastructure for {partner-product-short-name} is built. The template is launched in the {default_deployment_region} Region by default. For other choices, see link:#_supported_regions[Supported Regions] earlier in this guide.

[start=3]
. On the *Create stack* page, keep the default setting for the template URL, and then choose *Next*.
. On the *Specify stack details* page, change the stack name if needed. Review the parameters for the template. Provide values for the parameters that require input. For all other parameters, review the default settings and customize them as necessary. For details on each parameter, see the link:#_parameter_reference[Parameter reference] section of this guide. When you finish reviewing and customizing the parameters, choose *Next*.

image::basic_config.png[Basic Config, width=100%]

[start=4]
. On the Review page, review and confirm the template settings. Under Capabilities,
select the two check boxes to acknowledge that the template will create IAM resources
and that it might require the capability to auto-expand macros.

image::capability_options.png[Capability Options, width=100%]

[start=5]
. Choose Create to deploy the stack.

[start=6]
. Monitor the status of the stack. When the status is CREATE_COMPLETE, the WordPress cluster is ready.

[start=7]
. Use the URLs displayed in the Outputs tab for the stack to view the resources that were created.

image::output_ApplicationURL.png[Output Application URL, width=100%]

When you see that the deployment has completed successfully, you can test it by 
accessing the WordPress user interface and logging in to the dashboard.

[start=8]
. Access the WordPress user interface by visiting the Application URL

image::setup_page.png[Wordpress Setup page]

[start=9]
. Access the Admin page for WordPress site to manage your blog posts

1. Open the WordPress dashboard by adding /wp-admin to the URL you used to access WordPress.
2. Log in with the user name and password you specified during the setup process.

image::admin_login_page.png[Wordpress Login page]

This will display the WordPress dashboard, which allows you to manage posts, pages, and
comments; customize your blog with themes and plugins; import and export content;
manage navigation menus; add or delete new user accounts; and much more.