In order to run Ghost CFS, you need to have an Amazon Web Services Account (i.e. an Amazon.com account with AWS enabled) that has EC2 and SimpleDB (SDB) services enabled. Since you already have a Rightscale account that is EC2 enabled, you only need to signup for SDB service. You need to use the same AWS account that you are using for your Rightscale account.

1. Go to http://aws.amazon.com/simpledb/ and click on "Sign Up For Amazon SimpleDB".

2. In the following page, click on "Complete Sign Up".

3. Now you need to get your Access Key and Secret Access Key needed to configure your Ghost AMI products. Click here to go directly to the Security Credentials section in your AWS account.

4. Scroll down to see your Access Keys under the Access Credentials Section and copy your Access Key ID to a safe place to use it later on when configuring CFS on your Ghost EC2 servers.

5. For the Secret Access Key, click on "Show" first and then copy it next to your Access Key ID.

Congratulations - you have an AWS account ready for purchasing and running Ghost CFS.

Step 2: Purchase the Ghost CFS Product and run it on one Rightscale server >