Use c3.xlarge instance or c3.2xlarge instance to store ElasticSearch server. We need a fair bit of RAM and computing power, as well as 2 SSD disks for storage. We need to choose exising IAM role or create a new one so that ElasticSearch can seamlessly discover other cluster nodes hosted on EC2. Also, don't forget to add both SSDs to the list of devices (/dev/sdb and /dev/sdc).
First we need to increase system-wide file descriptor limits. To make it work temporary (will reset on the next reboot) execute from bash: